Capital Department, Tucumán
Encyclopedia
Capital Department is a department
located in the center-north of the Tucumán Province
, Argentina
. As of the 2001 census, its population was 527,607 and its population density
was 5,862/km². The city of San Miguel de Tucumán covers almost all of the 90 km² of the department’s area. It is the smallest department in area, but the most populated as well.
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...
located in the center-north of the Tucumán Province
Tucumán Province
Tucumán is the most densely populated, and the smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and...
, 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...
. As of the 2001 census, its population was 527,607 and its population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 5,862/km². The city of San Miguel de Tucumán covers almost all of the 90 km² of the department’s area. It is the smallest department in area, but the most populated as well.
Geography
The entire department lies on a plain presenting a gentle slope heading toward the Salí River located at the east end.Adjacent Departments
- Tafí Viejo Department – north
- Cruz Alta Department – east
- Lules DepartmentLules DepartmentLeales Department is a department in Tucumán Province, Argentina. It has a population of 57,235 and an area of 540 km². The seat of the department is in Lules.-Municipalities and communes:*El Manantial*Lules*San Felipe y Santa Bárbara...
– south and southwest - Yerba Buena DepartmentYerba Buena DepartmentYerba Buena is a department of Tucumán Province, Argentina.The department comprises the city of Yerba Buena and two "comunas rurales" : Cevil Redondo and San Javier, with a joint population of 63,707...
– west