La Viña Department
La Viña is a department located in Salta Province, in northwestern Argentina.
La Viña | |
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Department | |
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| Coordinates: 25°28′5″S 65°33′55″W | |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 2,152 km2 (831 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,152 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
With an area of 2,152 km2 (831 sq mi) it is one of the smallest departments of the province. It borders to the north with the departments of Cerrillos, and Rosario de Lerma, to the east with Capital Department, to the south with La Viña Department and to the west with the departments of Cachi and San Carlos.
Towns and municipalities
- Coronel Moldes
- La Viña
- Ampascachi
- Talapampa
- Cabra Corral
- El Carmen
- Osma
- Veinte de Febrero
- Saladillo
Hydrography
The most important river in the department is the Guachipas also known in ots beginning as the Las Conchas. It flows to Embalse Cabra Corral.
External links
- (in Spanish) Departments of Salta Province website
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