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Burruyacú Department

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Area
  
3,605 km²

Capital
  
Burruyacú

Province
  
Tucumán Province

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Burruyacú Department is a department located in the northwest of the Tucumán Province, Argentina. According to the 2001 census, its population was 32,936 The Department seat is the town of Burruyacú.

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Geography

The department has a total area of 3,605 km², making it the largest department in the province. It has a mountainous west formed by the Sierra de Medinas. East of these mountains is a fertile and sparsely populated plain where ranching and agriculture dominate the land use.

Adjacent districts

  • Salta Province – north
  • Santiago del Estero Province – east
  • Cruz Alta Department – south
  • Trancas Department and Tafí Viejo Department – west

    • Towns and comunas rurales

  • Benjamín Aráoz y El Tajamar
  • Burruyacú
  • El Chañar
  • El Naranjo y El Sunchal
  • El Puestito
  • El Timbó
  • Gobernador Garmendia
  • La Ramada y La Cruz
  • Piedrabuena
  • 7 de abril
  • Tala Pozo
  • Villa Padre Monti

    • Major highways

  • National Route 34
  • Tucumán Province Route 304
  • Tucumán Province Route 305
  • Tucuman Province Route 310
  • Tucuman Province Route 317
  • Tucuman Province Route 321
  • Tucuman Province Route 336

    • References

    Burruyacú Department Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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