The department Zonda is located in south central San Juan Province in the west, 20 kilometers from the City of San Juan, it has an area of 2,905 square miles.
Its boundaries are:
To the north with the department Ullum
To the south with the department Sarmiento
To the east with the departments Rivadavia and Pocito
To the west with the department Calingasta
The department Zonda has a distinctly mountainous relief because its entire surface is occupied by the foothills, highlighting girl Zonda Mountains to the east, creating a natural boundary between the departments Rivadavia and Pocito, the highest peak is the White caves, 4,190 meters high.
The Sierra del Tontal to the west is the natural boundary with the department Calingasta, whose summit reaches a maximum altitude of 4,366 meters high.
In these mountains are located courses of rivers Chacay and Las Cuevas which later became the Rio Saso that beside the River Uruguay are tributaries of the San Juan River
The climatic features hover between 10 °C with annual temperatures up to 40 °C in summer and in winter below 0 °C, with the presence of two southern winds, cold and zonda flowing from west to east, is hot and dry.

In the case of animals are cougars, guanacos in the high peaks, reptiles, insects and arachnids.
Among the birds highlights the condors, eagles, owls and eaglets of the Sierra Chica de Zonda.
The Flora is represented by acerillo, carob, jarilla, challenge, cattails and reeds.
The department Zonda is located in south central San Juan Province in the west, 20 kilometers from the City of San Juan, it has an area of 2,905 square miles. Its boundaries are:
To the north with the department Ullum
To the south with the department Sarmiento
To the east with the departments Rivadavia and Pocito
To the west with the department Calingasta
The department Zonda has a distinctly mountainous relief because its entire surface is occupied by the foothills, highlighting girl Zonda Mountains to the east, creating a natural boundary between the departments Rivadavia and Pocito, the highest peak is the White caves, 4,190 meters high. The Sierra del Tontal to the west is the natural boundary with the department Calingasta, whose summit reaches a maximum altitude of 4,366 meters high. In these mountains are located courses of rivers Chacay and Las Cuevas which later became the Rio Saso that beside the River Uruguay are tributaries of the San Juan River
The climatic features hover between 10 °C with annual temperatures up to 40 °C in summer and in winter below 0 °C, with the presence of two southern winds, cold and zonda flowing from west to east, is hot and dry.
In the case of animals are cougars, guanacos in the high peaks, reptiles, insects and arachnids. Among the birds highlights the condors, eagles, owls and eaglets of the Sierra Chica de Zonda. The Flora is represented by acerillo, carob, jarilla, challenge, cattails and reeds.
Zonda Department