La Caldera Department
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| Capital | La Caldera |
| population | 5,711 (2001, INDEC) |
| surface | 867 km² |
| Population density | 6.6 inhabitants / km² |
The La Caldera Department is one of 23 administrative units in the Salta Province in northwestern Argentina . It is located in the north of the province of Salta and borders in the north with the province Jujuy , in the east with the department General Güemes , in the south with the department Capital and in the west with the department Rosario de Lerma . The capital of the department is La Caldera of the same name .
geography
The La Caldera department is located in the north of the Valle de Lerma and is very mountainous. In the far north-west are the highest mountains: the Cerro Negro with a height of approx. 5,000 m, the Cerro Matadero and the Cerro Chapeau . More towards the center are the Cerros Alfo , Yaretas and Capanario and in the center of the department the Cerro Pajas Blancas or Cerro San Alejo . On the border to the south are the Sierra Vaqueros and the Cerro Pacará . On the east side of the Valle de Siancas, which runs in north-south direction along the Ruta Nacional 9 , the mountain peaks of Gallinato , Cerro Velazco and Cerro Pelado are located on the east side . In the far northeast the Cuchilla de la Trampa and Loma Pelada tower up. On the eastern border of the department is the Morro de la Despensa , Los Peñones , Mesada del Aserradero , Monte Paraíso and the Sierras de Santa Gertrudis .
The largest watercourse in the department is the Río La Caldera , which flows from north to south, with its tributaries: Arroyo Pajarito , Río Santa Rufina , Río San Alejo and Río Wierna . After the confluence with the Río Wierna, the Río La Caldera takes its name until it flows into the Río Vaqueros , where both continue to flow under the name Río Mojotoro . The tributaries of the Río Vaqueros are the Río Lesser and the Arroyo Castellanos .
In the east of the department are the Río de las Pavas , Arroyo de los Porongos , Cañada del Tigre , Arroyo de los Matos and Arroyo del Gallinato . In the north, the Río La Caldera is dammed into the Campo Alegre reservoir.
cities and communes
The department of La Caldera is divided into the following municipalities:
economy
Agriculture primarily produces Virginia tobacco, followed by corn, oats, barley, green peas, fodder crops , pumpkins, tomatoes, and other vegetables. The livestock industry includes the production of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and horses. In forestry there are cedars , walnuts , pines and willows . Lead, silver and zinc are the mining deposits of the department.
Web links
- Political division of the Province of Salta (Spanish)
- La Caldera Department (Spanish)
Anta | Cachi | Cafayate | Capital | Cerrillos | Chicoana | General Güemes | General José de San Martín | Guachipas | Iruya | La Caldera | La Candelaria | La Poma | La Viña | Los Andes | Metán | Molinos | Orán | Rivadavia | Rosario de la Frontera | Rosario de Lerma | San Carlos | Santa Victoria
Coordinates: 24 ° 36 ′ S , 65 ° 24 ′ W