Iruya Department

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Iruya
Department
Departamento Iruya (Salta - Argentina).png
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
ProvinceBandera de la Provincia de Salta.svg  Salta
Capital Iruya
Area
 • Total3,515 km2 (1,357 sq mi)
Population
 (2001 (INDEC))
 • Total6,370
 • Density1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Important cities Iruya
Subdivisions of Iruya Department Departamento-Iruya-S.png
Subdivisions of Iruya Department

Iruya is a department is located in the north of Salta Province in northwest Argentina in the high altitude basin of the Bermejo River. It is one of 23 administrative units in the province.

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Adjacent departments are Santa Victoria Department in the north of Iruya, Orán Department in the east and south and Humahuaca Department of the Jujuy Province in the west.

The capital of the Iruya Department is the homonymous village of Iruya.

Municipalities

The Iruya Department is divided into the two municipalities (Spanish municipios) of Isla de Cañas and Iruya. [1]

Population

In the Iruya Department there are more than 70 communities of Indians, belonging to the Kolla tribe. [2]

According to the last census, the Iruya Department has 6370 [3] inhabitants (INDEC, 2001). The INDEC estimates that in 2005 the population has risen to 7965 inhabitants.

Climate

The climate ranges from cool mountain climate in the west to tropical climate in the east. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Departamento de Iruya - Provincia de Salta". Archived from the original on 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  2. ↑ "404" (PDF). Desco.{{cite news}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ↑ "INDEC 2001, Departamento Iruya". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  4. ↑ "Isla de Cañas - Provincia de Salta".

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