Humahuaca Department

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Humahuaca Department is a department located in the Jujuy Province of Argentina. Its capital city is Humahuaca. Part of the Quebrada de Humahuaca extends through the length of the department.

Size, borders and access

Humahuaca Department has a surface area of 3,792 square kilometres (1,464 sq mi), and as of the 2010 census had a population density of 4.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. [1] The department is bordered on the east by the province of Salta, on the west by Cochinoca Department, and on the south by the Tumbaya, Tilcara, and Valle Grande Departments. [2]

The primary means of accessing the department is via National Route 9. [3]

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References

  1. "Población. Superficie y Densidad Poblacional, según Departamentos. Años 1991-2001-2010" (PDF). Dirección Provincial de Estadística y Censos - Provincia de Jujuy (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. "Provincia de Jujuy por departamento. Mapa político". Dirección Provincial de Estadística y Censos - Provincia de Jujuy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  3. "Humahuaca". Consejo Federal de Inversiones (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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