Villa San Agustín
Villa San Agustín
San Agustín del Valle Fértil. | |
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City and Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 30°38′01″S 67°27′59″W / 30.63361°S 67.46639°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | San Juan |
| Department | Valle Fértil |
| Founded | 4 April 1776 |
| Founded by | Pedro Pablo de Quiroga |
| Government | |
| • Intendente | Francisco Elizondo (Partido Justicialista) |
| Elevation | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
| Population (2001 census) | |
• Total | 3,900 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Postal code | J5449 |
| Telephone prefix | 02646 |
| Language | Spanish |
Villa San Agustín, San Agustín de Valle Fértil or San Agustín is the capital city, center of institutional activities and governmental authorities of the department of Valle Fértil. It is located in the center of the administrative unit, 250 km northeast of the city of San Juan and in the center of the province, in Argentina.
Pedro Pablo de Quiroga founded San Agustín on April 4, 1776. It presents an urban area, where the main institutional and administrative buildings of the department of Valle Fértil are concentrated. In the department, there is a certain combination of rural and urban life and its economy is mostly based on services – especially housing – for tourists, whose destination is predominantly the Ischigualasto Provincial Park.
Its main access roads are provincial routes 510, 511 and the brand new Route 150 that is part of the Corredor Bioceánico