Rawson Department, San Juan


Rawson is a central department of San Juan Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 107,000 inhabitants in an area of, and its capital city is Villa Krause, which is located around from Capital Federal.

Geography

Rawson is located in south central province of San Juan, at to the south of the City of San Juan and has an area of. Its boundaries are:
It has an area of, of which 35% is for the urban area, whose header was Villa Krause and the rest to rural and semi-rural area, which covers the southeast and southwest fringe of the Department
Presents a relief little bumpy, almost flat with a slight decline eastwards. The climate is mild with average temperatures of in summer and in the winter, albeit with broad thermal daily. Few with an average annual rainfall of.
The suitability of its soil has enabled the development of high-productivity agriculture, the main economic activity, which is facilitated by a network of irrigation canals by driving water from the San Juan River. Irrigation is supplemented by groundwater, which are extracted by wells electrified. In rural areas are also used wells springs.

Economy

In the department Rawson dominated the business, one of lasmás intense in the province after intense department Capital.
It also highlights an intensive farming mainly in the district of Médano Gold, which highlights planting asparagus, onions, potatoes, apricot, plum and in the western department of numerous plantations vine. Also several hectares has been earmarked for the production horticulture and forestry.
The Department has a Market Hub Fruits and vegetables, which is the largest in the province, the market has refrigerators and a cooperative packages and garlic exports, which makes a heavy trade in local production and National.
With regard to industry is also intense and there are a large number of factories among the most prominent is "Fruits of Cuyo" where are manufactured preserved fruits and vegetables and also highlights several of the access route south