Godoy Cruz is a central department of

Mendoza Province Mendoza, officially Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders San Juan to the north, La Pampa and Neuquén to the south, San Luis to the east, and the republic o ...

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. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 183,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Godoy Cruz, which is located around from the Capital federal. Its borders are

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in the north, Guaymallén in the northeast, Maipú in the southeast,

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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

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

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but there aren't

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. The Casino of Mendoza is in the border of Godoy Cruz and Mendoza City.

Population

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

Sport

The city of Godoy Cruz is home to

Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, known simply as Godoy Cruz, is an Argentine sports club from Godoy Cruz, Mendoza. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine footbal ...

, 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

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, and YPF.

Districts

Godoy Cruz is divided in five districts: * Gobernador Benegas * Godoy Cruz *

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* Presidente Sarmiento * San Francisco del Monte

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