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Iruya Department
Department in Salta, Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Capital | Iruya |
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• Total | 3,515 km2 (1,357 sq mi) |
Population (2001 (INDEC)) | |
• Total | 6,370 |
• Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
Important cities | Iruya |
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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.