Rinconada is a department in the
province of Jujuy
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.
Geography
There are three main areas in Jujuy:
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in the
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 ...
. According to INDEC its population in 2010 was 2,489 inhabitants. Its main town is
Rinconada
Rinconada () is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It was created on 18 January 1897 by Federico Errázuriz Echaurren.
Since the shrine to house the remains of Saint Teresa of Los Andes was bui ...
. The town of
Mina Pirquitas
Mina Pirquitas is a town and municipality in Jujuy Province in Argentina in the Rinconada Department, in Coyaguaima district, 355 km from the capital of Jujuy, accessed from the town of Abra Pampa by provincial routes 7 and RP 70 (138 ...
represents the highest point in Argentina, standing at 4,271 m above sea level.
Towns
Settlements
Seismicity
The seismicity of the area of Jujuy is frequent and low intensity, and mean to severe seismic silence every 40 years.
* 1863 earthquake: This earthquake on January 4, 1863,
measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, indicated an important milestone in the history of seismic events in Jujuy. It highlighted the need to impose stricter construction codes.
* 1948 earthquake: The August 25, 1848, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, destroyed buildings and opened numerous cracks in wide areas.
* 2009 earthquake: November 6, 2009, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale.
References
{{Departments Jujuy
Departments of Jujuy Province