Villa Mercedes

Villa Mercedes
Plaza principal de Villa Mercedes
Plaza principal de Villa Mercedes
Villa Mercedes is located in Argentina
Villa Mercedes
Villa Mercedes
Location of Villa Mercedes in Argentina
Coordinates: 33°40′S 65°28′W / 33.667°S 65.467°W / -33.667; -65.467
Country Argentina
Province San Luis
DepartmentGeneral Pedernera
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total111,391
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
D5730
Dialing code+54 2657

Villa Mercedes is a city in the province of San Luis, Argentina. It lies on the center-east of the province, on the left-hand banks of the Quinto River, 32 km from the border with Córdoba, on National Route 148, and near the intersection of National Routes 8 and 7. National Route 7 links the city to the provincial capital San Luis, 90 km to the north-west. It had 96,781 inhabitants during the 2001 census [INDEC].