Guasayán Department
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Guasayán Department is a departamento
of the province
of Santiago del Estero
, Argentina
.
This region of small mountains in the west of the province is 2,588 km² (less than 2% of the province) and has 7,404 inhabitants (less than 1% of the province's population). Its capital is San Pedro de Guasayán, with 1,715 inhabitants, located 124 kilometres from Santiago del Estero
, the provincial capital, on Provincial Route 64. Other villages include Lavalle, Guampaya and Villa Guasayán.
The highest peak in the department is Sinchi Caña at 630 meters, and no river crosses its surface. According to some historians, the term Guasayán could mean "path behind the sierra", or "view from the heights". There are some ruins from Native American inhabitants, especially near Villa Guasayán. Diego de Rojas
is said to have traveled through those lands around 1544.
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 the province
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.-History:...
, 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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This region of small mountains in the west of the province is 2,588 km² (less than 2% of the province) and has 7,404 inhabitants (less than 1% of the province's population). Its capital is San Pedro de Guasayán, with 1,715 inhabitants, located 124 kilometres from Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 244,733 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km². It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of...
, the provincial capital, on Provincial Route 64. Other villages include Lavalle, Guampaya and Villa Guasayán.
The highest peak in the department is Sinchi Caña at 630 meters, and no river crosses its surface. According to some historians, the term Guasayán could mean "path behind the sierra", or "view from the heights". There are some ruins from Native American inhabitants, especially near Villa Guasayán. Diego de Rojas
Diego de Rojas
Diego de Rojas was a 16th century Spanish Conquistador. He was born in Burgos and traveled to the city of Santo Domingo in 1516. In 1522 went to Mexico under the command of Hernan Cortes, and subsequently formed part of the conquistador army of Pedro de Alvarado, participating in the conquests of...
is said to have traveled through those lands around 1544.