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Humahuaca Department

Coordinates: 23°12′09″S 65°20′55″W / 23.2025°S 65.3486°W / -23.2025; -65.3486
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Humahuaca
Country Argentina
ProvinceJujuy

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

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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]

References

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  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.

23°12′09″S 65°20′55″W / 23.2025°S 65.3486°W / -23.2025; -65.3486