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Metán is a department located in
Salta Province Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy. To the north it borders Boli ...
, in
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. With an area of it borders to the north with the departments of General Güemes and
Anta Anta may refer to: Biology * Fava d'anta, a tree found in Brazil * South American tapir, known in Portuguese as '' * ''Phytelephas seemannii'', known in Quechua and Choco as '' Places * Anta Department, in Salta Province, Argentina * Anta, a civ ...
, to the east with Anta, to the south with
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 inhabitant ...
and Rosario de la Frontera Department, and to the west with
Guachipas Department Guachipas is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina. With an area of it borders to the north and northeast with Metán Department, to the east with the Departments of La Candelaria and Rosario de la Frontera, to the south with Cafaya ...
,
La Viña Department La Viña is a department located in Salta Province, in northwestern Argentina. With an area of it is one of the smallest departments of the province. It borders to the north with the departments of Cerrillos, and Rosario de Lerma, to the east ...
, and Capital Department.


History

The department was created during the government of
Manuel Solá Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Ma ...
(1859-1860) with territories ceded by the Rosario de la Frontera Department."Gobernadores de Salta 1810- 1900 "
''Cámara de Diputados de la Provincia de Salta''


Towns and municipalities

*
San José de Metán San José de Metán (usually shortened to Metán) is a city in the south of the province of Salta, Argentina, 160 km from the provincial capital Salta, on National Routes 9 and 34. It has about 28,000 inhabitants as per the . It is the head ...
* El Galpón *
Río Piedras Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...
*
El Tunal El Tunal is a village and rural 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 ...
*
Lumbreras Lumbreras is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin ...
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Metán Viejo Metán Viejo is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán a ...
*
San José de Orquera San José de Orquera is a village and rural 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 Americ ...
* Presa El Tunal * Alto del Mistol * Bajo Grande * Esteco * Juramento * Las Juntas * Ovejería * Punta de Agua * Ricardo Schneidewind * Yatasto * El Naranjo * Paraje del Juramento


References


External links


Departments of Salta Province website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Metan Department Departments of Salta Province