Rosario de Lerma Department

Rosario de Lerma
Department
Coordinates: AR 24°58′47″S 65°34′47″W / 24.97972°S 65.57972°WCoordinates: AR 24°58′47″S 65°34′47″W / 24.97972°S 65.57972°W
Country	Argentina
Province	Salta
Capital	Rosario de Lerma
Area[1]
• Total	5,110 km^2 (1,970 sq mi)
Population (2001)[2]
• Total	33,741
• Density	6.6/km^2 (17/sq mi)

An old locomotive at Campo Quijano station

A school in Santa Rosa de Tastil

Rosario de Lerma is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina. Its main settlements are Rosario de Lerma (the capital) and Campo Quijano.

Geography

Overview

The department is located in the north-central side of the province, near the Andes, and includes part of the Puna de Atacama. It borders with Jujuy Province and the departments of La Caldera, Capital, Cerrillos, Chicoana, Cachi and La Poma. The territorial strip linking the northern and southern side of La Poma Department separes Rosario de Lerma from Los Andes Department.

Places

Towns and municipalities:

• Rosario de Lerma (17,871 inh.)
• Campo Quijano (7,274 inh.)
• La Silleta (1,256 inh.)
• Santa Rosa de Tastil (11 inh.)

Other localities and places:

• Abra Muñano
• Alfarcito
• Cachiñal
• Chorrillos
• Diego de Almagro
• El Alisal
• El Rosal
• El Manzano
• Gobernador Solá
• Incahuasi
• Incamayo
• Ingeniero Maury
• Las Cuevas
• Manizales
• Meseta
• Puerta Tastil
• San Bernardo de las Zorras
• Tacuara
• Villa Angélica

See also

• Tren a las Nubes
• Salta–Antofagasta railway

References

1. (Spanish) Source: INDEC 2001 (area)
2. (Spanish) Source: INDEC 2001 (population)

External links

Media related to Departments of Salta at Wikimedia Commons

• (Spanish) Rosario de Lerma Department on Salta Province website