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Godoy Cruz Department

Departamento Godoy Cruz
Godoy Cruz Department Departamento Godoy Cruz
Department
	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 (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	182,977
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Demonym	godoycruzense
Postal Code	M5501
IFAM	MZA002
Area Code	0261
Patron saint	Vincent Ferrer
Website	www.godoycruz.gov.ar

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).

Economy edit

Despite its relatively tiny size (0.1% of Mendoza Province), Godoy Cruz is home to 182,977 inhabitants (11.6%), and accounts for around 36% of Mendoza's economy.

The main activity of the department is the commerce (specially auto sales companies) and the services sector. There are some wineries but there aren't vineyards. The Casino of Mendoza is in the border of Godoy Cruz and Mendoza City.

Population edit

Considering its urban population (99.97%), it's the most densely populated department of Mendoza Province.

Sport edit

The city of Godoy Cruz is home to Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, a football club, which became in 2006 the first club from Mendoza Province ever to compete in the Primera Division. Other significant sport clubs are Andes Talleres, noteworthy in artistic roller skating, and YPF.