- Andalgalá Department
Infobox Catamarca
name= Andalgalá
official name= Departamento Andalgalá.png)
location= location of in Catamarca Province
capital=Andalgalá
foundation=March 1 1822
founder= Don Crisanto Gómez
pop= 14,068 (census-ar|2001)
density= 3.8 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= + 23.08% (1991-2001)
resident= beleña/o
tel= 03835
post= K4740
coor= coord|27|36|S|66|19|W | area= 4,497km²
dist1= 1,435km
dist2= 260km
patron= ?
mayor= José Perea, FJ| web= http://www.camsencat.gov.ar/andalgal.html
ifam= CAT003Andalgalá is a central department of
Catamarca Province inArgentina .The provincial subdivision has a population of about 14,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,497km², and its capital city is
Andalgalá , which is located around 1,435km fromCapital Federal .Economy
The main contributors to the economy of Andalgalá Department are farming and mining. The
Capillitas Mine is a rich source ofRhodochrosite , (Inca Rosa), as well as 87 other types of mineral, includingCatamarcaite , which is named after the Province of Catamarca.Districts and Settlements
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Aconquija
*Agua de las Palomas
*Agua Verde
*Alto de las Juntas
*Amanao
*Andalgalá
*Buena Vista
*Campo El Pucará
*Chaquiago
*Choya
*Ciénaga El Pozo
*Cóndor Huasi
*El Alamito
*El Arbolito
*El Durazno
*El Espinillo
*El Lampazo
*El Lindero
*El Pantanito
*El Potrero
*Finca Juan J.Gil
*La Aguada
*La Guadita
*La Mesada
*Las Palmitas
*Las Rosas
*Ojo de Agua
*Río Potrero
*Taco Yacu
*Villa Vil External links
* [http://www.camsencat.gov.ar/andalgal.html Andalgalá webpage] (Spanish)
* [http://www.mindat.org/loc-42.html Capillitas Mine Data]
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