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Rosario de Lerma is a department located in Salta Province,
Rosario de Lerma is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. Its main settlements are Rosario de Lerma
Rosario de Lerma is a town in the center of the province of Salta, Argentina.
Overview
It has 21,592 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Rosario de Lerma Department
Rosario de Lerma is a department located in Salta Province, ...
(the capital) and Campo Quijano.
Geography
Overview
The department is located in the north-central side of the province, near theAndes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
, and includes part of the Puna de Atacama
The Puna de Atacama or Atacama Plateau''Atacama Plateau''
article at the ''
Rosario de Lerma Department on Salta Province website
{{Authority control Departments of Salta Province
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Jujuy Province
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.
Geography
There are three main areas in Jujuy:
...
and the departments of La Caldera
La Caldera is a small town and municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina c ...
, Capital, Cerrillos, Chicoana, Cachi and La Poma. The territorial strip linking the northern and southern side of La Poma Department separates Rosario de Lerma from Los Andes Department.
Places
Towns and municipalities: *Rosario de Lerma
Rosario de Lerma is a town in the center of the province of Salta, Argentina.
Overview
It has 21,592 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Rosario de Lerma Department
Rosario de Lerma is a department located in Salta Province, ...
(17,871 inh.)
* Campo Quijano (7,274 inh.)
* La Silleta (1,256 inh.)
* Santa Rosa de Tastil
Santa Rosa de Tastil is a rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina.Ministerio del Interior
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(11 inh.)
Other localities and places:
* Abra Muñano
* Alfarcito
* Cachiñal
* Chorrillos
* ...
Diego de Almagro
Diego de Almagro (; – July 8, 1538), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits in western South America. He participated with Francisco Pizarro in the Spanish conquest of Peru. While subd ...
* El Alisal
* El Rosal
* El Manzano
* Gobernador Solá
* Incahuasi
Incahuasi (; possibly from Quechua: ''inka'' Inca, ''wasi'' house) is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of South America. It lies on the border of the Catamarca Province of Argentina and the Atacama Region of Chile. Incahuasi has a summit elevat ...
* Incamayo
* Ingeniero Maury
* Las Cuevas
* Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher ...
* Meseta
* Puerta Tastil
* San Bernardo de las Zorras
* Tacuara
* Villa Angélica
See also
*Tren a las Nubes
The Tren a las Nubes ( en, Train to the Clouds) is a tourist train service in Salta Province, Argentina. The service runs along the eastern part of the Salta–Antofagasta railway line of the Belgrano Railway (also known as the "C-14" line) t ...
*Salta–Antofagasta railway
The Salta–Antofagasta railway, also named Huaytiquina, is a non-electrified single track railway line that links Argentina and Chile passing through the Andes. It is a railway with a total length of 941 km (571 in Argentina and 330 in Ch ...
References
External links
Rosario de Lerma Department on Salta Province website
{{Authority control Departments of Salta Province