Andalgalá is a central department

Departments of Argentina

Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...

 of Catamarca Province

Catamarca Province

Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province has a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km². Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are : Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja...

 in Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 14,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,497km², and its capital city is Andalgalá

Andalgalá

Andalgalá is a city in the west-center of the province of Catamarca, Argentina, located in a valley near the Sierra de Aconquija, 260 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It has about 14,000 inhabitants as per the . It is the head town of the department of the same name...

, which is located around 1,435km from Capital Federal.

Economy

The main contributors to the economy of Andalgalá Department are farming and mining. The Capillitas Mine is a rich source of Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO3. In its pure form, it is typically a rose-red color, but impure specimens can be shades of pink to pale brown. The streak is white. Its Mohs hardness varies between 3.5 and 4. Its specific gravity is 3.5 to 3.7. It...

, (Inca Rosa), as well as 87 other types of mineral, including Catamarcaite, which is named after the Province of Catamarca.

Districts and Settlements

• Aconquija
  Aconquija
  Aconquija is a town and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.-References:...
  
  
• Agua de las Palomas
• Agua Verde
• Alto de las Juntas
  Alto de las Juntas
  Alto de las Juntas is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina....
  
  
• Amanao
  Amanao
  Amanao is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.-References:...
  
  
• Andalgalá
  Andalgalá
  Andalgalá is a city in the west-center of the province of Catamarca, Argentina, located in a valley near the Sierra de Aconquija, 260 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It has about 14,000 inhabitants as per the . It is the head town of the department of the same name...
  
  
• Buena Vista
• Campo El Pucará
• Chaquiago
  Chaquiago
  Chaquiago is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.-References:...
  
  
• Choya
• Ciénaga El Pozo
• Cóndor Huasi
  Cóndor Huasi
  Cóndor Huasi is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina....
  
  
• El Alamito
  El Alamito
  El Alamito is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina....
  
  
• El Arbolito
• El Durazno
  El Durazno
  El Durazno is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina....
  
  
• El Espinillo
• El Lampazo
• El Lindero
  El Lindero
  El Lindero is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina....
  
  
• El Pantanito
• El Potrero
• Finca Juan J.Gil
• La Aguada
• La Guadita
• La Mesada
  La Mesada
  La Mesada is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.-References:...
  
  
• Las Palmitas
  Las Palmitas
  Las Palmitas is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina....
  
  
• Las Rosas
• Ojo de Agua
• Río Potrero
• Taco Yacu
• Villa Vil
  Villa Vil
  Villa Vil is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina....
  
  

External links

• Andalgalá webpage (Spanish)
• Capillitas Mine Data