Capital Department is a department located in the center-north of the

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. At the 2001 census, its population was 527,607 and its

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was 5,862/km². The city of

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covers almost all 90 km² of the department’s area. It is the smallest department in area, but the most populated as well.

Geography

The entire department lies on a plain presenting a gentle slope heading toward the

Salí River The Salí River () is a large river in north-west Argentina. It is the most important river in Tucumán Province; most cities and towns in the province, including its capital, San Miguel de Tucumán, lay on its basin. The Salí is fed by precipi ...

located at the east end.

Adjacent departments

* Tafí Viejo Department – north * Cruz Alta Department – east * Lules Department – south and southwest * Yerba Buena Department – west

Geography

Adjacent departments

See also