Andalgalá Department
Andalgalá | |
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Location of Andalgalá in Catamarca (Argentina) | |
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Capital | Andalgalá |
population | 17.102 (2001, INDEC) |
surface | 4,497 km² |
Population density | 3.8 inhabitants / km² |
The department of Andalgalá is located in the center of the province of Catamarca in northwest Argentina and is one of the 16 administrative units of the province.
It is bordered by the Santa María department to the north, the Tucumán province to the east, the Ambato and Pomán departments to the south, and the Belén department to the west .
The capital of the department is Andalgalá of the same name .
population
According to INDEC estimates, the population increased from 17,102 (2001) to 17,839 in 2005.
cities and communes
The department of Andalgalá is divided into the following places (Localidades):
- Aconquija
- Alto de las Juntas
- Andalgalá
- Amanao
- Buena Vista
- Chaquiago
- Choya
- El Alamito
- El Lindero
- El Potrero
- La Aguada
- La Mesada
There are also the following small settlements (Parajes or Caseríos):
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history
Andalgalá was founded on March 1st, 1822 by Don Crisanto Gómez .
economy
Livestock and mining are the two mainstays of the economy. The Capillitas mine is the most mineral-rich mine in Argentina. Basically, the rhodochrosite stone is mined, along with 87 other minerals, including catamarcaite , a mineral that was named after the province of Catamarca.
Web links
- Andalgalá Department ( Memento of March 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
- Departamento Andalgalá - Gobierno de Catamarca - History ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
- Capillitas mine
Coordinates: 27 ° 36 ′ S , 66 ° 18 ′ W