Zonda Department
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'Zonda is a department of the province of San Juan
(Argentina
). It is located in the center south of the province, which stressed a landscape of hills and little vegetation. Characterized by its important wine and fruit production, also because of its tourism development
Upon arrival of the Spaniards and after the founding of San Juan de la Frontera, these lands were not immediately populated by the conquerors, but when it was the figure of the Huarpes, began to disappear.
The former owners were 'Cornelius Albarracín (maternal grandfather Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
) and 'Matias Sanchez de Loria (ascendant by maternal line Narciso de Francisco Laprida) , which were devoted to the planting of the at
and olive
.
The valley also Zonda contituyó step forced on the path towards Chile
and Calingasta. For a long time, Zonda and had no life of its own because of its population scattered, formed part of the same department along with Marquisate and Ullum. After the founding of the town of Marquisate by the brothers Echezarreta, in the late nineteenth century, the Quebrada de Zonda became the traditional place of sanjuaninos summer.
The independent life of the department began in the twentieth century, when legislation for 1935 is separated from the municipality of Rivadavia. It had to wait until 1942, when the Organic Act municipal September 4 set definite limits. His header Basil Nievas villa in a small downtown that reminds one of the first settlers
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The department Zonda is located in south central San Juan Province
in the west, 20 kilometers from the City of San Juan
, it has an area of 2,905 miles square. Its boundaries are:
The department Zonda has a distinctly mountainous relief because its entire surface is occupied by the foothills, highlighting girl Zonda Mountains to the east, creating a natural boundary between the departments Rivadavia and Pocito, the `highest peak is the White caves, 4,190 meters high. The Sierra del tontal west is the natural boundary with the department Calingasta, whose summit reaches a maximum altitude of 4,366 meters high. In these mountains are located courses of rivers Chacay and Las Cuevas which later became the Rio Saso that beside the River Uruguay are tributaries of the San Juan River
The climatic features hover between 10 °C with annual temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius in summer and in winter below 0 °C, with the presence of two southern winds, cold and zonda flowing from west to east, is hot and dry.
In the case of animals are cougars, guanacos in the high peaks, reptiles, insects and arachnids. Among the birds highlights the condors, eagles, owls and eaglets of the Sierra Chica de Zonda. The Flora is represented by acerillo, carob, jarilla, challenge, cattails and reeds.
, how such fruit, melon, plum, almond, strawberry and blueberry. Olivo, vegetables, cereals, fodder, and forestry.
The industry is represented by wineries.
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
(Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
). It is located in the center south of the province, which stressed a landscape of hills and little vegetation. Characterized by its important wine and fruit production, also because of its tourism development
Toponymy
The name of this department is of indigenous origin that translates means "sky high'means wind and warm characteristic of the province" WindZonda "History
The settlement of this area goes back to the first centuries of the first millennium, with the settlement of the communityUllum-Zonda(descendants of those Indians Huarpes), which was characterized by the practice in agriculture and in ceramics.Upon arrival of the Spaniards and after the founding of San Juan de la Frontera, these lands were not immediately populated by the conquerors, but when it was the figure of the Huarpes, began to disappear.
The former owners were 'Cornelius Albarracín (maternal grandfather Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...
) and 'Matias Sanchez de Loria (ascendant by maternal line Narciso de Francisco Laprida) , which were devoted to the planting of the at
AT
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and olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
.
The valley also Zonda contituyó step forced on the path towards Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and Calingasta. For a long time, Zonda and had no life of its own because of its population scattered, formed part of the same department along with Marquisate and Ullum. After the founding of the town of Marquisate by the brothers Echezarreta, in the late nineteenth century, the Quebrada de Zonda became the traditional place of sanjuaninos summer.
The independent life of the department began in the twentieth century, when legislation for 1935 is separated from the municipality of Rivadavia. It had to wait until 1942, when the Organic Act municipal September 4 set definite limits. His header Basil Nievas villa in a small downtown that reminds one of the first settlers
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Geography
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
in the west, 20 kilometers from the City of San Juan
San Juan, Argentina
San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the ....
, it has an area of 2,905 miles square. Its boundaries are:
- To the north with the department UllumUllum DepartmentUllum is a department of the province of San Juan . It is located in the center south of the province, dominated a landscape of mountains and low vegetation is also characterized by its production of at and fruit. Within its surface is Ullum Dam...
- To the south with the SarmientoSarmiento Department, San JuanSarmiento is a department located in the south west of San Juan Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 19,000 inhabitants in an area of 14,955km², and its capital city is Media Agua, which is located around 1,195km from Capital Federal.- Geography :Sarmiento is...
- At this with the RivadaviaRivadavia Department, San JuanRivadavia is a department of the province of San Juan . Located in the central southern part of Argentina, in the northeast section of the Valle del Tulum The city of San Juan is located in the west of this region, which is part of the conurbation, Grand San Juan. It is the capitol city of the...
and PocitoPocito DepartmentPocito is a department in San Juan Province, Argentina. It is located to the south of the city of San Juan, and is predominantly agricultural, the principle products being grapes and olives. It has a string of prestigious wineries that make up the so-called "Wine Route"... - To the west with the CalingastaCalingasta DepartmentCalingasta is a department of the province of San Juan . It is located at the southwestern tip of the province, which is predominantly a landscape of mountains clearly, mountains and rivers...
The department Zonda has a distinctly mountainous relief because its entire surface is occupied by the foothills, highlighting girl Zonda Mountains to the east, creating a natural boundary between the departments Rivadavia and Pocito, the `highest peak is the White caves, 4,190 meters high. The Sierra del tontal west is the natural boundary with the department Calingasta, whose summit reaches a maximum altitude of 4,366 meters high. In these mountains are located courses of rivers Chacay and Las Cuevas which later became the Rio Saso that beside the River Uruguay are tributaries of the San Juan River
San Juan River (Argentina)
The San Juan River is, together with the Jáchal, the most important river of the Argentine province of San Juan. Both join the Desaguadero/Colorado system that end at the Atlantic Ocean....
The climatic features hover between 10 °C with annual temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius in summer and in winter below 0 °C, with the presence of two southern winds, cold and zonda flowing from west to east, is hot and dry.
In the case of animals are cougars, guanacos in the high peaks, reptiles, insects and arachnids. Among the birds highlights the condors, eagles, owls and eaglets of the Sierra Chica de Zonda. The Flora is represented by acerillo, carob, jarilla, challenge, cattails and reeds.
Population
The department Zonda has a population of 4,050 inhabitants and a density of 1.7 people per square kilometre as INDEC, which achieves one of the departments most unpopulated part of the province. Its largest concentration is located in the northwestern department, in their village head (Villa Basil Nievas)Economy
Agriculture is the main economic activity of the department, which is accomplished by observing 1,944 hectares, primarily with atAT
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, how such fruit, melon, plum, almond, strawberry and blueberry. Olivo, vegetables, cereals, fodder, and forestry.
The industry is represented by wineries.