Capital is a department of

Catamarca Province Catamarca () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province had a population of 429,556 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km2. Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, f ...

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. The provincial subdivision has a population of 159,703 inhabitants2010 Census
from

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official website. in an area of , and its capital city is

San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca () is the capital and largest city in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina, on the Río Valle River, at the feet of the Cerro Ambato. The city name is normally shortened as Catamarca and is also kno ...

, which is located around from

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Districts

* Bajo Hondo * El Calvario * El Carrizal * El Pantanillo * La Aguada * La Calera * La Sombrilla * La Viñita * Loma Cortada * Pto. Fernández *

References

External links

Capital webpage
(Spanish)
San Fernando de Valle Website
(Spanish) Departments of Catamarca Province {{Catamarca-geo-stub