Mendoza Province
province of Argentina
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Summary
Mendoza Province is a province of Argentina[1]. It draws 2,353 Wikipedia views per month (province of argentina category, ranking #5 of 23).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Argentina[3]
- Country: Argentina[4]
- Head of government: Alfredo Cornejo[5]
- Capital: Mendoza[6]
- Shares border with: San Juan Province[7], San Luis Province[8], La Pampa[9], Neuquén Province[10], Valparaíso Region[11], Santiago Metropolitan Region[12], O'Higgins Region[13], Maule Región[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Capital Department[15], General Alvear Department[16], Godoy Cruz Department[17], Guaymallén Department[18], Junín Department[19], La Paz Departament[20], Las Heras Department[21], Lavalle Department[22], Luján de Cuyo Department[23], Maipú Department[24], Malargüe Department[25], Rivadavia Department[26], San Carlos Department[27], San Martín Department[28]
- Legislative body: legislature of Mendoza[29]
- Commons category: Mendoza Province[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC−03:00[31], America/Argentina/Mendoza[32]
- Inception: January 1, 1812[33]
- Highest point: Aconcagua[34]
- Official website: https://www.mendoza.gov.ar/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mendoza Province[36]
- Population: 1,886,000[37], 1,738,929[38], 2,086,000[39], 2,043,540[40]
- Office held by head of government: Government of Mendoza[41]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43]
- Official name: Provincia de Mendoza[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mendoza Province[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Mendoza Province[46]
- Demonym: mendocino[47], mendocina[48]
- Native label: Provincia de Mendoza[49]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mendoza Province[50]
- Elevation above sea level: 875 m[51]
Why It Matters
Mendoza Province has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]