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Andalgalá is a central
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Catamarca Province Catamarca () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province had a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km2. Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, fr ...
in
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. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 14,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is
Andalgalá Andalgalá is a city in the west-center of the province of Catamarca, Argentina, located in a valley near the Sierra de Aconquija, 260 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It has about 14,000 inhabitants as per ...
, which is located around from
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.


Economy

The main contributors to the economy of Andalgalá Department are farming and mining. The Capillitas Mine is a rich source of
Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO3. In its (rare) pure form, it is typically a rose-red color, but impure specimens can be shades of pink to pale brown. It streaks white, and its Mohs hardness varies bet ...
, (Inca Rosa), as well as 87 other types of mineral, including Catamarcaite, which is named after the Province of Catamarca.


Districts and Settlements

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Aconquija Aconquija is a town and municipality in Catamarca 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 cove ...
* Agua de las Palomas * Agua Verde * Alto de las Juntas * Amanao *
Andalgalá Andalgalá is a city in the west-center of the province of Catamarca, Argentina, located in a valley near the Sierra de Aconquija, 260 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It has about 14,000 inhabitants as per ...
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* Campo El Pucará * Chaquiago * Choya * Ciénaga El Pozo * Cóndor Huasi * El Alamito * El Arbolito * El Durazno * El Espinillo *
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El Lindero El Lindero is a village and municipality in Catamarca 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 ...
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El Pantanito EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
* El Potrero * Finca Juan J. Gil * La Aguada *
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* La Mesada * Las Palmitas *
Las Rosas Las Rosas is a city in the southwest of the , located from the provincial capital. It has about 13,689 inhabitants as per the , and it is the head town of the Belgrano Department, which also comprises the municipalities of Armstrong, Bouquet, ...
* Ojo de Agua * Río Potrero * Taco Yacu * Villa Vil


External links


Andalgalá webpage
(Spanish)

Departments of Catamarca Province States and territories established in 1822 1822 establishments in Argentina {{Catamarca-geo-stub