Cruz Alta Department is a
department located in the east 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. In 2001 its population was 162,240 (2nd in the province) largely located in the
Banda del Río Salí
Banda del Río Salí is a city in the Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is the department seat and the largest and most populated city in the Cruz Alta Department. The 2010 Census counted a population of 63,226.
The city is part of the Greater San ...
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Alderetes Area (northwest). The Department seat is the city of
Banda del Río Salí
Banda del Río Salí is a city in the Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is the department seat and the largest and most populated city in the Cruz Alta Department. The 2010 Census counted a population of 63,226.
The city is part of the Greater San ...
.
Geography
Plains occupy all of the department’s total area (1,255 km²) stretching from the outskirts of the Greater
San Miguel de Tucumán
San Miguel de Tucumán (; usually called simply Tucumán) is the capital and largest city of Tucumán Province, located in northern Argentina from Buenos Aires. It is the fifth-largest city of Argentina after Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Argentina, ...
Area in the west to the
Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero (), also known simply as Santiago, is a province in the north of Argentina. Neighboring provinces, clockwise from the north, are Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.
History
The indigenous inhabita ...
border in the east. The Salí river forms its western boundary.
Adjacent districts
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Burruyacú Department – north
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Leales Department – south
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Lules
San Isidro de Lules, or, ''Lules'', as the town is colloquially known, is a settlement in Tucumán Province in northern Argentina, and the seat of the department (county) of the same name.
Lules was founded by the parish priest of Famaillá, Dr. ...
,
Capital and
Tafí Viejo departments – west
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Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero (), also known simply as Santiago, is a province in the north of Argentina. Neighboring provinces, clockwise from the north, are Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.
History
The indigenous inhabita ...
– east
Cities, towns and comunas rurales
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Alderetes
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Banda del Río Salí
Banda del Río Salí is a city in the Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is the department seat and the largest and most populated city in the Cruz Alta Department. The 2010 Census counted a population of 63,226.
The city is part of the Greater San ...
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Colombres
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Delfín Gallo
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El Bracho y El Cevilar
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El Naranjito
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La Florida y Luisiana
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Las Cejas
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Los Bulacio y Los Villagra
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Los Pereyras
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Los Pérez
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Los Ralos
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Ranchillos y San Miguel
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San Andrés
Transportation infrastructure
Major highways
*National Route 9
*Tucuman Province Routes: 302, 303, 304, 306, 320, 321.
Airports
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Benjamín Matienzo International Airport located in Cebil Pozo
External links
Tucuman Province Government Website
Departments of Tucumán Province
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