General Pedernera Department

General Pedernera Department
Department

Location of General Pedernera Department in San Luis Province
Coordinates: 33°40′S 65°27′W / 33.667°S 65.450°W
Argentina  Argentina
Province  San Luis

General Pedernera is a department of San Luis Province, Argentina.

With an area of 15,057 km2 (5,814 sq mi) it borders to the north with the department of Coronel Pringles and Chacabuco, to the east with Cordoba Province, to the south with Gobernador Dupuy and to the west with La Capital Department.

Its name pays homage to Lieutenant-general Juan Esteban Pedernera who fought with the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers during the Argentine War of Independence.

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