Cadastral reference in San Juan: how to read it and how to find it

How to read it

In San Juan the cadastral reference is made up of these fields, from general to specific:

Level	What it is	Characters
Departamento	The province's first-level administrative division.	2
Sección	The subdivision of the circunscripción, almost always with a letter.	2
Coordenadas	The parcel's position on the cadastral grid.	6

Characters are the length of each field in the roll the provinces report to AFIP.

San Juan designates parcels by coordinates: after the department and the sección, the reference places the property on a grid.

A real example

A parcel in Rawson, as published by Dirección de Geodesia y Catastro de San Juan - UNIDE:

Cadastral reference

0450800680

15 ha

The tax roll number in San Juan

The cadastral reference says where the parcel is; the property tax account is a different number, shown on the bill.

Where to find it

In the title deed, in the section that describes the parcel, together with its measurements and boundaries.
On the provincial property tax bill, next to the tax roll number.
On the survey plan and in the cadastral report or certificate issued by the provincial cadastre.
In the viewer or website of the provincial agency: Dirección de Geodesia y Catastro de San Juan - UNIDE.
Or by tapping the property on the map above, if the province publishes its cadastre.

Frequently asked questions

What does the cadastral reference look like in San Juan?

In San Juan it is made up of: Departamento, Sección, Coordenadas. It reads from general to specific, and the levels the parcel does not use are left empty.

What is my property's cadastral reference in San Juan?

Find the property on the map on this page and tap it: we show you the cadastral reference and tax roll number published by Dirección de Geodesia y Catastro de San Juan - UNIDE. It also appears on the title deed and on the property tax bill.

Which agency keeps the cadastre in San Juan?

Dirección de Geodesia y Catastro de San Juan - UNIDE. It records parcels, issues cadastral reports and assigns the cadastral reference.

Other provinces

Can be looked up on the map.

Sources

The cadastral reference and tax roll number shown by the finder are those published by each provincial cadastre. For any official procedure, the official cadastral report is what counts.