Iruya Department
Iruya | |
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Location of Iruya in Salta (Argentina) | |
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Capital | Iruya |
population | 6370 (2001, INDEC) |
surface | 3515 km² |
Population density | 1.8 inhabitants / km² |
Iruya Department |
The Iruya Department is located in the north of the Salta Province in northwest Argentina in the high basin of the Bermejo River . It is one of 23 administrative units in the province.
In the north Iruya is bordered by the Department of Santa Victoria , in the east and south by the Department of Orán and in the west by the Department of Humahuaca of the Jujuy Province .
The main town of the department is the village of the same name Iruya .
cities and communes
The Iruya Department is divided into the two municipalities (Municipios) Iruya and Isla de Cañas .
population
More than 70 communities of Indios who belong to the Kolla tribe live in Iruya Department .
According to the 2001 census, the Iruya Department had 6,370 inhabitants. According to INDEC estimates, the population should have increased to 7,965 in 2005. In the 2010 census, however, only a population of 5,989 inhabitants was determined.
climate
The climate ranges from a cool mountain climate in the west to a subtropical climate in the east.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.portaldesalta.gov.ar/iruya01.htm
- ↑ http://www.desco.org.pe/apc-aa-files/d38fb34df77ec8a36839f7aad10def69/IMAS_textofinal.pdf
- ↑ INDEC 2001, Iruya Department ( MS Excel ; 70 kB)
- ↑ Población de Salta - Censo 2010 , accessed on July 17, 2017
- ↑ http://www.portaldesalta.gov.ar/isla.htm
Web links
- Political division of the Province of Salta (Spanish)
- Department of Iruya (Spanish)
Coordinates: 22 ° 48 ′ S , 65 ° 12 ′ W