Famatina is an

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Department in La Rioja Province.

Geography

The department borders

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to the north, San Blas de los Sauces Department, Castro Barros Department and Sanagasta Department to the east,

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to the south, Vinchina Department to the west and

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to the southwest.

Population

According to estimates for June 2007, the population was 6819 inhabitants.Dirección General de Estadística de la Provincia de La Rioj

Department Localities

Famatina Famatina is a town in the province of La Rioja, Argentina. It has 6,371 inhabitants as per the , and is the only municipality in the Famatina Department. Located in fertile valley between Sierra de Famatina and Sierra de Velasco Famatina's econ ...

Alto Carrizal Alto Carrizal is a municipality and village in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentin ...

* Ángulos * Antinaco *

Bajo Carrizal Bajo Carrizal is a municipality and village in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentin ...

* Campanas *

Chañarmuyo Chañarmuyo is a municipality and village in La Rioja 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 ...

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* Pituil * Plaza Vieja * Santa Cruz *

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Flora & fauna

Endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Famatina animals are:Ejemplar de Taruka, habitante de la región. Autor: Fernando Falke birds Upucerthia validirostris rufescens, Upucerthia ruficauda famatinae, Cinclodes fuscus riojanus, Asthenes modesta serrana, lizard

Liolaemus famatinae ''Liolaemus famatinae'' is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Liolaemidae. It is native to Argentina. References

{{authority control Liolaemus, famatinae Reptiles described in 1980 Reptiles of Argentina Taxa named by Jos ...

(near extinction), Phymaturus mallimacci (near extinction); mammals Abrocoma famatina (near extinction) and Lagidium viscacia famatinae. There are populations of threatened species of the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

region ( Taruca Hippocamelus antisensis (a

deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...

species),

Vultur gryphus The Andean condor (''Vultur gryphus'') is a giant South American Cathartid vulture and is the only member of the genus ''Vultur''. Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean condor is the larg ...

and

Rhea pennata Darwin's rhea or the lesser rhea (''Rhea pennata'') is a large flightless bird, the smaller of the two extant species of rheas. It is found in the Altiplano and Patagonia in South America. Description The lesser rhea stands at tall. Length ...

. Endemic plants include Baccharis famatinensis.

Serranías del Famatina Provincial Wildlife Reserve

The Reserve was decreed in 2002 by provincial law 7292. However, that reserve was never implemented.

References

{{Authority control Departments of La Rioja Province, Argentina