Chimbas is a department of the province of

San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to: * San Juan, Puerto Rico * San Juan, Argentina * San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines San Juan may also refer to: Places Arge ...

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. It is located on the south bank of the San Juan River, and is part of greater

. The department is thoroughly urbanized and industrial.

Origin of name

This name comes from the

Basque language Basque ( ; ) is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque ...

, and translates as "field outside the river" or "opposite side of the river." Departments of San Juan Province, Argentina {{SanJuanAR-geo-stub