| General Alvear | |
| Native Name: | Departamento General Alvear |
| Settlement Type: | Department |
| Coordinates: | -34.9667°N -109°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | August 12, 1912 |
| Founder: | ? |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | General Alvear |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Alejandro Molero, UCR |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 14448 |
| Population Total: | 44,147 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | alvearense |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | M5620 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | IFAM |
| Postal2 Code: | MZA001 |
| Area Code Type: | Area Code |
| Area Code: | 02625 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Patron saint |
| Blank Info Sec1: | San José Obrero |
General Alvear is a department located in the south east of Mendoza Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 44,000 inhabitants in an area of, and its capital city is General Alvear, which is located around from Buenos Aires.
The City of general Alvear is home to a campus of Universidad Nacional de Cuyo.
The partido and its agricultural lands are irrigated by the Rivers Diamante and Atuel.
The department and its head town are named after General Carlos María de Alvear (1789-1852) a hero of the Argentine War of Independence.