Iruya Department

Iruya
Location of Iruya in Salta (Argentina)
Data
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

Main town Iruya

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

1. ↑ http://www.portaldesalta.gov.ar/iruya01.htm
2. ↑ http://www.desco.org.pe/apc-aa-files/d38fb34df77ec8a36839f7aad10def69/IMAS_textofinal.pdf
3. ↑ INDEC 2001, Iruya Department ( MS Excel ; 70 kB)
4. ↑ Población de Salta - Censo 2010 , accessed on July 17, 2017
5. ↑ http://www.portaldesalta.gov.ar/isla.htm

Web links

Commons : Departamento Iruya  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Political division of the Province of Salta (Spanish)
• Department of Iruya (Spanish)

Coordinates: 22 ° 48 ′  S , 65 ° 12 ′  W