The Calamuchita Department ( es, Departamento Calamuchita) is a subdivision (
department
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Government and military
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) of the
province
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of
Córdoba,
Argentina
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.
The department is located in the center-west of the province and includes important tourist destinations, especially along the Calamuchita Valley. The center of this region is the city of
Embalse home of one of the two functional
nuclear power plant
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s in Argentina (see
Embalse nuclear power plant
The Embalse Nuclear Power Station ( es, Central Nuclear Embalse) is one of three operational nuclear power plants in Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of a reservoir on the Río Tercero, near the city of Embalse, Córdoba, 110&nbs ...
).
Settlements
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Amboy
Amboy may refer to:
Places
* Amboy, Córdoba, village in Calamuchita Department, Córdoba province, Argentina
United States
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Calmayo
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Cañada del Sauce
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Embalse
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La Cruz
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Las Bajadas
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Las Caleras
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Los Cóndores
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Los Molinos
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Los Reartes
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Lutti
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Río de Los Sauces
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San Agustín
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San Ignacio
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Santa Rosa de Calamuchita
Santa Rosa de Calamuchita is a small village in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It had about 10,000 inhabitants at the . The village is located in the center of the Calamuchita Valley, in the middle of a landscape that includes hills (the '' ...
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Segunda Usina
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Villa Amancay
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Villa Ciudad Parque Los Reartes
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Villa del Dique
Villa del Dique is located in the southeast direction from Córdoba, Argentina, on the Ruta Provincial RP 51 at an altitude of . In 2001 it had 2,829 inhabitants. The area has been used as a special stage in the 2014 Rally Argentina
The 2014 R ...
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Villa General Belgrano
Villa General Belgrano is a mountain village at the valley of Calamuchita in the Province of Córdoba in central Argentina. It has 6,260 inhabitants and is named after the independence hero and creator of the Argentine flag Manuel Belgrano.
Hist ...
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Villa Quillinzo
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Villa Rumipal
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Villa Yacanto
References
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Departments of Córdoba Province, Argentina
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