Chicligasta Department is a
department located in the southwest area of the
Tucumán Province
Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina.
Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neigh ...
,
Argentina
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. At the 2001 census, the department had a population of 75,133, making it the fourth most populous in the province and the most populous one in southern Tucumán. Chicligasta’s largest city, and its Department seat as well, is
Concepción, with a population of about 50,000.
Geography
The department has a total area of 1,267 km. Plains cover the east portion, where most of the population dwells, and the west is mountainous and almost uninhabited. Part of the latter area is included in the
Campo de los Alisos National Park and the Cochuna
Natural Reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or o ...
The highest peaks in the department are the Cerro del Bolsón (5550 m), Cerro de los Cóndores (5450m), and the Cerro de la Bolsa (5300 m) located in its westernmost portion, alongside the border with the
Catamarca Province. They are part of a range called “Nevados del Aconquija” or simply, Aconquija.
The Gastona River is the principal waterway. Other rivers are the Cochuna, de las Cañas, Seco and Medinas.
Adjacent districts
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Monteros Department
Monteros Department is a department in Tucumán Province, Argentina. It has a population of 58,442 and an area of 1,169 km². The seat of the department is in Monteros.
Municipalities and communes
*Acheral
* Amberes
* Capitán Cáceres
* El Ce ...
– north
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Simoca Department – east and southeast
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Río Chico Department – south
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Catamarca Province – west
Cities, towns and Rural communes
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Alpachiri and El Molino
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Alto Verde and Los Gucheas
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Arcadia
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Places Australia
* Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
* Arcadia, Queensland
* Arcadia, Victoria
Greece
* Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese
* Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...
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Concepción
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Gastona and Belicha
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Ingenio La Trinidad
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Medinas
Transportation infrastructure
Major highways
*National Route 38
*Tucumán Province Route 327
*Tucumán Province Route 329
*Tucumán Province Route 330
*Tucuman Province Route 331
*Tucuman Province Route 365
External links
Tucuman Province Government Website
Departments of Tucumán Province
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