Villa Mercedes

Villa Mercedes
Plaza principal de Villa Mercedes
Villa Mercedes
Location of Villa Mercedes in Argentina
Coordinates: 33°40′S 65°28′W / 33.667°S 65.467°W / -33.667; -65.467
Country Argentina
Province San Luis
DepartmentGeneral Pedernera
Population
 (2010 census)
  Total
111,391
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA base
D5730
Dialing code+54 2657

Villa Mercedes is a city in the province of San Luis, Argentina. It lies on the center-east of the province, on the left-hand banks of the Quinto River, 32 km from the border with Córdoba, on National Route 148, and near the intersection of National Routes 8 and 7. National Route 7 links the city to the provincial capital San Luis, 90 km to the north-west. It had 96,781 inhabitants during the 2001 census [INDEC].