Rawson is located in south central province of San Juan, at to the south of the City of San Juan and has an area of . Its boundaries are: • To the north with the departments of
Santa Lucía, and Capital Rivadavia • To the south with:
Pocito and
Sarmiento • To the east of the Pocito • In west July 9 and May 25 It has an area of , of which 35% is for the
urban area, whose header was
Villa Krause and the rest to
rural and semi-rural area, which covers the southeast and southwest fringe of the Department Presents a relief little bumpy, almost flat with a slight decline eastwards. The climate is mild with average temperatures of in summer and in the winter, albeit with broad thermal daily. Few with an average annual rainfall of . The suitability of its soil has enabled the development of high-productivity agriculture, the main economic activity, which is facilitated by a network of irrigation canals by driving water from the San Juan River. Irrigation is supplemented by groundwater, which are extracted by wells electrified. In rural areas are also used wells springs. ==Economy==