Godoy Cruz Department
Departamento Godoy Cruz | |
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.png) location of Godoy Cruz Department in Mendoza Province | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′S 68°49′W / 32.917°S 68.817°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | May 11, 1855 |
| Founded by | ? |
| Seat | Godoy Cruz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Diego Costarelli (UCR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 182,977 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | godoycruzense |
| Postal Code | M5501 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 0261 |
| Patron saint | Vincent Ferrer |
| Website | www |
Godoy Cruz is a central department of Mendoza Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 183,000 inhabitants in an area of 75 km2 (29 sq mi), and its capital city is Godoy Cruz, which is located around 1,110 km (690 mi) from the Capital federal. Its borders are Mendoza Department in the north, Guaymallén in the northeast, Maipú in the southeast, Luján de Cuyo in the south and Las Heras in the southwest and to the west.
The department and its cabecera (head town) are named in honour of Argentine statesman and businessman Tomás Godoy Cruz (1791-1852).