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Chicligasta Department
Chicligasta Department is a department located in the southwest area of the Tucuman Province, Argentina. As of the 2001 census, the department had a population of 75,133, making it the 4th most populous in the province and the most populous one in southern Tucuman. Chicligastas largest city, and its Department seat as well, is Concepcion, with a population of about 50,000.
Geography
The department has a total area of 1,267 km. Plains cover the east portion, where most of the population dwells, and the west is mountainous and almost uninhabited. Part of the latter area is included in the Campo de los Alisos National Park and the Cochuna Natural Reserve
The highest peaks in the department are the Cerro del Bolson (5550 m), Cerro de los Condores (5450m), and the Cerro de la Bolsa (5300 m) located in its westernmost portion, alongside the border with the Catamarca Province. They are part of a range called Nevados del Aconquija or simply, Aconquija.
The Gastona River is the principal waterway. Other rivers are the Cochuna, de las Canas, Seco and Medinas.
Adjacent districts
Monteros Department north
Simoca Department east and southeast
Rio Chico Department south
Catamarca Province west
Cities, towns and comunas rurales
Alpachiri and El Molino
Alto Verde and Los Gucheas
Arcadia
Concepcion
Gastona and Belicha
Ingenio La Trinidad
Medinas
Transportation infrastructure
Major highways
National Route 38
Tucuman Province Route 327
Tucuman Province Route 329
Tucuman Province Route 330
Tucuman Province Route 331
Tucuman Province Route 365
References
Tucuman Province Government Website
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