Santa María Department (Catamarca)

Santa María
Location of Santa María in Catamarca (Argentina)
Data
Capital	Santa María del Yocavil
population	22,127 (2001, INDEC)
surface	5,740 km²
Population density	3.9 inhabitants / km²

The department of Santa María is located in the northeast of the province of Catamarca in northwest Argentina and is one of the 16 administrative units of the province.

It borders the province of Salta to the north, the province of Tucumán to the east, the department of Andalgalá to the south and the department of Belén to the west .

The capital of the department is Santa María del Yocavil .

cities and communes

The department of Santa María is divided into the following municipalities and settlements:

• Agua Amarilla
• Alto Verde
• Ampajango
• Ampajango Banda
• Andalhuala
• Casa de Abajo
• Casa de Piedra
• Casa El Medio
• Caspichango
• Cerro Colorado
• Chañar Punco
• Chinocan
• El Bajo
• El Cajón
• El Cerrito
• El Desmonte
• El Mishito
• El Peñón
• El Puesto
• El Rincon
• El Sunchal
• El Tesoro de Abajo
• Encrucijada
• Entre Ríos
• Famatanca
• Fuerte Quemado
• Guay Cóndor
• Hurito Huasi
• La Ciénaga
• La Hoyada
• La Loma
• La Maravilla
• La Patilla
• La Quebrada (Catamarca)
• Lagunita
• Lampacito
• Las Juntas
• Las Mojarras
• Loro Huasi
• Medanitos
• Pajanguillo
• Palo Seco
• Paloma Yaco
• Pecanitas
• Pichanal
• Piedra Pintada
• Puesto Grande
• Punta de Balasto
• Quebrada de Jujuy
• San Jose Banda
• San José Norte
• San José villa
• Santa María del Yocavil
• Talcutan
• Totorilla
• Yapes

Web links

• Departamento Santa María (Catamarca) ( Memento of April 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
• Gobierno de Catamarca - History ( Memento of June 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)

Coordinates: 26 ° 45 ′  S , 66 ° 0 ′  W