Rivadavia is a city in the center-north of the
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Mendoza, Argentina. It has 52,567 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the
Rivadavia Department. The city lies on the north bank of the
Tunuyán River
The Tunuyán River is a river in the Argentina, Argentine provinces of Argentina, province of Mendoza Province, Mendoza. It is born in Mount Tupungato, in the Andes range, and flows initially to the northeast, passing by the city of Tunuyán. It is ...
, downstream from the
reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
of the
El Carrizal Dam
The El Carrizal Dam (in Spanish, ''Embalse El Carrizal'') is a dam on the upper-middle course of the Tunuyán River, in the center-north of the province of Mendoza, Argentina upstream from the city of Rivadavia. Its reservoir measures about , ...
, which is one of its tourist attractions.
Rivadavia is also known for attractions such as
Rivadavia Canta al Pais, a large plaza downtown and many places for shopping.
External links
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Municipality of Rivadaviaofficial website.
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Populated places in Mendoza Province
Cities in Argentina
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