San Juan, Argentina

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San Juan
City
Collage of San Juan
Coat of arms
Nickname:  "Oasis City"
San Juan Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 31°32′03″S 68°31′34″W / 31.53417°S 68.52611°W / -31.53417; -68.52611
Country	Argentina
Province	San Juan
Department	Capital Department
Settled	1562
Founded by	Juan Jufré
Government
• Mayor	Franco Aranda
Area
• City	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Population  (2010 census)
• Density	3,759.3/km2 (9,737/sq mi)
• Urban	109,123
• Metro	453,000
• Demonym	sanjuanino
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA Base	J 5400
Area code	+54 264
Website	Official website

San Juan (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwan]) is the capital and largest city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at 650 m (2,133 ft) above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the 2001 census [INDEC] (over 500,000 in the metropolitan area).

It is a modern city with wide streets and well-drawn avenues with wide sidewalks and vegetation of different species of trees irrigated by canals, from which it derives its nickname oasis town.

It has an important accommodation infrastructure and transportation. It highlights modern buildings and the surroundings, the reservoir and Ullum dam, spas, museums, large plantations of vines, and various types of agriculture, with wine being the most important.