Caucete Department
CAUCETE
Departamento Caucete | |
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location of Departamento Caucete in San Juan Province | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′S 68°08′W / 31.667°S 68.133°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | November 15, 1851 |
| Seat | San Juan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcelo Lima |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.502 km2 (2.897 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 33,609 |
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | caucetero/a |
| Postal Code | 5400 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 0264 |
| Patron saint | Cristo Rey |
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Caucete is a department in the eastern part of the San Juan Province of Argentina, which is predominantly a landscape of mountains, and many plantations. It contains the popular Shrine of the Difunta Correa.