San Martín, Mendoza

San Martín
City Hall San Martín
San Martín
Location of San Martín in Argentina
Coordinates: 33°04′50″S 68°28′14″W / 33.08056°S 68.47056°W / -33.08056; -68.47056
Country Argentina
Province Mendoza
DepartmentSan Martín
FoundedDecember 20, 1816
Founded byToribio de Luzuriaga (Governor of Mendoza)
Area
  Total
1,504 km2 (581 sq mi)
Elevation
770 m (2,530 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
  Total
79,476
  Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA base
M5570
Dialing code+54 263
ClimateBWk

San Martín is a city in the north-center part of the Mendoza Province in Argentina. It is the capital of the San Martín Department and constitutes, with Palmira and La Colonia, the third-largest metropolitan area in the province.