Choya Department
Choya | |
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Location of Choya in Santiago del Estero (Argentina) | |
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Capital | Frías |
population | 33,720 (2001, INDEC) |
surface | 6,492 km² |
Population density | 5.2 inhabitants / km² |
The Choya department is located in the southwest of the Santiago del Estero province in northwest Argentina and is one of the province's 27 administrative units .
It borders on the Guasayán Department to the north, the Ojo de Agua , Silípica and Loreto departments to the east, the Province of Cordoba to the south and the Catamarca Province to the west .
The capital of the Choya Department is Frías . It is 148 km from the provincial capital Santiago del Estero and can be reached via the Ruta Provincial 64 .
cities and communes
The Choya Department is divided into the following municipalities:
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Coordinates: 28 ° 36 ′ S , 65 ° 0 ′ W