Santa Rosa Department (Catamarca)

Santa Rosa
Location of Santa Rosa* in Catamarca (Argentina)*
Data
Capital	Bañado de Ovanta
population	10,349 (2001, INDEC)
surface	1,424 km²
Population density	7.3 inhabitants / km²

The Santa Rosa Department is located in the east of the Catamarca Province in northwest Argentina and is one of the province's 16 administrative units.

It borders the province of Tucumán to the north, the province of Santiago del Estero to the east, the department of El Alto to the south and the department of Paclín to the west .

The capital of the department is Bañado de Ovanta .

geography

The western border of the Santa Rosa department is formed by the Sierras de la Viña , part of the Sierras Pampeanas , which were formed in pre-Cambrian times. Their structures are covered by younger layers from the Quaternary. The main river is the Manantiales River . The Rio San Francisco forms the western border of the department. The Sumampa reservoir contributed a lot to the development of Los Altos and its surroundings.

population

According to INDEC estimates, the number of inhabitants rose from 10,349 (2001) to 11,040 inhabitants in 2005.

cities and communes

The department of Santa Rosa is divided into the following municipalities (Municipios) and settlements:

Alijilán
Amaucala
Ampolla
Bañado de Ovanta
Buena Vista
Casa Santa
Colonia Alijilan
Cortaderas
Cuchinoque
Dos Pocitos
El Abra
El Empalme
El Potrero
El Quebrachal
El Quebrachito
El Retiro
El Rodeíto
El Talarcito
Formosa
La Abroncha
La Bajada
La Cañada
La Carpintería
La Porfía
La Rita
La Tusca
Las Cañas
Las Higueritas
Las Tunas
Lavalle
Los Altos
Los Bastidores
Los Molles
Los Ortices
Los Troncos
Manantiales
Monte Redondo
Ojo de Agua
Ovanta
Palermo
Potropiana
Pozo de Abajo
Puerta Grande
Puesto del Medio
Puesto El 24
Puesto La Cruz
Puesto Los Carrizos
Puesto Ruminoque
Quebrachos Blancos
Salauca
San Francisco
San Nicolás
San Pedro
San Ramón
Sumampa
Tascana

history

The Santa Rosa Department was established by provincial law in 1981 .

economy

The Santa Rosa department is mainly dedicated to agriculture and livestock, especially citrus fruit production , tobacco , fodder and vegetables . The place San Pedro is the agricultural center of the department due to its silo capacity for grain and its connection to the railroad.

Web links

Santa Rosa ( Memento of October 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
Santa Rosa Department ( Memento of March 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)

-28.1 -65.3Coordinates: 28 ° 6 ′ S , 65 ° 18 ′ W