Capital Department, Catamarca

Summary

Capital is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.

Capital (San Fernando del Valle)
Departmento Capital
location of Capital Department in Catamarca Province
location of Capital Department in Catamarca Province
Coordinates: 28°28′S 65°47′W / 28.467°S 65.783°W / -28.467; -65.783
CountryArgentina
Established1683 (city)
Founded by?
SeatSan Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Government
 • MayorRicardo Gasper Guzmán, FCS
Area
 • Total684 km2 (264 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census [INDEC])
 • Total159,703
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Demonymcatamarqueña/o
Postal Code
K4700
IFAM
CAT026
Area Code03833
Patron saint?
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20061214090310/http://www.camsencat.gov.ar/capital.html

The provincial subdivision has a population of 159,703 inhabitants[1] in an area of 684 km2 (264 sq mi), and its capital city is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, which is located around 1,145 km (711 mi) from Buenos Aires.

Districts edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2010 Census Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine from INDEC official website.

External links edit

  • Capital webpage (Spanish)
  • San Fernando de Valle Website (Spanish)