Chicligasta Department

Chicligasta
Location of Chicligasta* in Tucuman (Argentina)*
Data
Capital	Concepción
population	75,133 (2001, INDEC)
surface	1,267 km²
Population density	59.3 inhabitants / km²

The Chicligasta Department is located in the southwestern part of the Tucumán Province in northwest Argentina and is one of 17 administrative units in the province. In the north it is bordered by the department of Monteros , in the east by the department of Simoca , in the south by the department of Río Chico and in the west by the province of Catamarca .

The capital of the Chicligasta department is Concepción . The Chicligasta department has 75,133 inhabitants (2001, INDEC) on an area of 1,267 km² and a population density of 59.3 inh / km²

economy

Agriculture is the department's primary source of income. Sugar cane is the most important crop that is processed in Chicligasta's two sugar factories. There is also the cultivation of potatoes and vegetables. There are citrus plantations in the Alpachiri area.

cities and communes

The Chicligasta department is divided into 7 municipalities:

-27.3 -65.7Coordinates: 27 ° 18 ′ S , 65 ° 42 ′ W