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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 |
Caucete is a department in the eastern part of the San Juan Province of Argentina,[1] which is predominantly a landscape of mountains, and many plantations. It contains the popular Shrine of the Difunta Correa.