Belén Department

Belén
Location of Belén* in Catamarca (Argentina)*
Data
Capital	Belén
population	25,475 (2001, INDEC)
surface	12,945 km²
Population density	2.0 inhabitants / km²

The department Belén is located in the north of the province of Catamarca in northwest Argentina and is one of the 16 administrative units of the province.

It is bordered to the north by the province of Salta , to the east by the departments of Santa María and Andalgalá , to the south by the departments of Pomán and Tinogasta and to the west by the departments of Tinogasta and the Antofagasta de la Sierra .

The capital of the department is Belén of the same name . It is located 1,465 kilometers from Buenos Aires .

cities and communes

The Department of Belén is divided into the following municipalities and settlements:


Barranca Larga Belén Cóndor Huasi Corral Quemado El Durazno Farallón Negro Hualfín Jacipunco La Puntilla Las Juntas Londres Los Nacimientos Pozo de la Piedra Puerta de Corral Quemado Puerta de San José Villa Vil

economy

Agriculture and mining are the main activities in Belén Department. In mining , the focus is on mining gold and silver .

Web links

Departamento Belén ( Memento of March 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
Departamento Belén - Geography ( Memento of August 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
Gobierno de Catamarca - History ( Memento of September 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)

-27.6 -67Coordinates: 27 ° 36 ′ S , 67 ° 0 ′ W