Department Capital (Catamarca)

Capital
Location of Capital in Catamarca (Argentina)
Data
Capital	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
population	141,260 (2001, INDEC)
surface	684 km²
Population density	206.5 inhabitants / km²

The Departamento Capital 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 borders the Department of Ambato to the north, the departments of Fray Mamerto Esquiú and Valle Viejo to the east, and the Department of Capayán to the south and west .

The capital of the department is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca .

population

According to INDEC estimates , the number of inhabitants in the Departamento Capital rose from 141,260 (2001) to 160,646 in 2005.

cities and communes

The Departamento Capital is divided into the following locations (Localidades):

• Barrio Bancario
• San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
• El Pantanillo

There are also the following small settlements (Parajes):

Bajo Hondo El Calvario El Carrizal	La Aguada La Calera La Sombrilla	La Viñita Loma Cortada Pto. Fernández

Web links

• Departamento Capital - Tourism in Catamarca-Guía ( Memento of December 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)

Coordinates: 28 ° 27 ′  S , 65 ° 48 ′  W