Humahuaca Department

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Humahuaca
Humahuaca Department (Jujuy - Argentina) .png
Location of Humahuaca in Jujuy (Argentina)
Data
Capital Humahuaca
population 16,765 (2001, INDEC)
surface 3,792 km²
Population density 4.4 inhabitants / km²

The Humahuaca Department is located in the northeast of the Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina and is one of 16 administrative units in the province.

It borders the Yavi Department in the north, the Salta Province in the east, the Valle Grande , Tilcara and Tumbaya departments in the south and the Cochinoca Department in the west .

The capital of the department is the eponymous Humahuaca .

population

According to the last census, the Humahuaca department has 16,765 inhabitants ( INDEC , 2001). According to INDEC estimates, the population increased to 19,068 in 2005.

cities and communes

The Department of Humahuaca consists of four municipalities in local self-government:

There are also the following settlements:

Coordinates: 23 ° 12 ′  S , 65 ° 18 ′  W