Simoca Department is a department in

Tucumán Province Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neig ...

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. It has a population of 29,932 (2001) and an area of 1,261 km². The seat of the department is in

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Municipalities and communes

* Atahona * Buena Vista * Ciudacita *

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* San Pedro y San Antonio *

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