General Juan Facundo Quiroga Department
General Juan Facundo Quiroga | |
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Location of General Juan Facundo Quiroga in La Rioja (Argentina) | |
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Capital | Malanzan |
population | 4,546 (2001, INDEC) |
surface | 2,585 km² |
Population density | 1.8 inhabitants / km² |
The General Juan Facundo Quiroga department is located in the west of the La Rioja province in northwest Argentina and is one of 18 administrative units in the province.
It is bordered to the north by the departments of Independencia and General Ángel V. Peñaloza , to the east by the departments of General Belgrano and General Ocampo , to the south by the department of Rosario Vera Peñaloza and to the west by the province of San Juan .
The capital of the General Juan Facundo Quiroga department is Malanzán . The department goes by the name of Juan Facundo Quirogas , a 19th century Argentine military man and governor of La Rioja.
cities and communes
The General Juan Facundo Quiroga Department is divided into the following municipalities:
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Coordinates: 30 ° 48 ′ S , 66 ° 42 ′ W