El Carmen Department

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El Carmen
El Carmen Department (Jujuy - Argentina) .png
Location of El Carmen in Jujuy (Argentina)
Data
Capital El Carmen
population 84,667 (2001, INDEC)
surface 912 km²
Population density 92.8 inhabitants / km²

The El Carmen Department is one of sixteen administrative units in the Jujuy Province in north-western Argentina . El Carmen is located in the south of the Jujuy Province. In the north it borders on the Department of Palpalá , in the east on the Department of San Pedro , in the south on the Province of Salta and in the west on the Department of San Antonio . The capital of the department is the city of the same name, El Carmen .

population

According to the 2001 census, the El Carmen department has 84,667 inhabitants ( INDEC , 2001). According to estimates by INDEC, the population rose to 91,202 in 2005.

cities and communes

El Carmen consists of six municipalities in local self-government:

Coordinates: 24 ° 24 ′  S , 65 ° 12 ′  W