Tinogasta

Tinogasta () is a city in the west of the , on the right-hand shore of the Abaucán River, about 280 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It had about 11,500 inhabitants at the . It is the head town of the departments of Argentina, department of the same name. The name of the city comes from the Cacán language, Kakana words ''tino'' ("meeting") and ''gasta'' ("town").

Tinogasta is a tourist site. It has access to the mountains for adventure tourism, hot springs, and archaeological museums. The basis of the local economy is agriculture, focused on vine.

Climate

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Semi-arid climate, BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).Climate Summary for Tinogasta
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Populated places in Catamarca Province