Capayán is a

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located in the south 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 ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 6,358 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is

Chumbicha Chumbicha 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 cover ...

Populated places

External links

Capayán webpage
(Spanish)
Google Map
Departments of Catamarca Province {{Catamarca-geo-stub