Tumbaya Department
Tumbaya | |
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Location of Tumbaya in Jujuy (Argentina) | |
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Capital | Tumbaya |
population | 4,553 (2001, INDEC) |
surface | 3,442 km² |
Population density | 1.3 inhabitants / km² |
Cerro de los siete colores in Tumbaya |
The Tumbaya Department is located in the Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina and is one of 16 administrative units in the province.
It borders the departments of Cochinoca and Humahuaca to the north, the departments of Tilcara and Ledesma to the east, the department of Doctor Manuel Belgrano to the south and the province of Salta to the west . The Tumbaya Department has an area of 3,442 km², but only 4,553 inhabitants (2001, INDEC), which results in a population density of 1.3 inh / km².
The capital of the department is the city of the same name, Tumbaya . It consists of the municipalities:
- Purmamarca
- El Moreno
- Barcena
- Tumbaya
- Volcán
- Pozo Colorado
- Coiruro
- Puerta de Lipan
- La Ciénaga
- Carrizal
- Tres Morros
Coordinates: 23 ° 48 ′ S , 65 ° 30 ′ W