Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department
Encyclopedia
Fray Mamerto Esquiú is a department
of Catamarca Province
in Argentina
. This provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of 280 km², and its capital city is San José
. The department is named after friar Mamerto Esquiú
(1826-1883).
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...
of Catamarca Province
Catamarca Province
Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province has a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km². Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are : Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. This provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of 280 km², and its capital city is San José
San José de Fray Mamerto Esquiú
San José de Fray Mamerto Esquiú or simply San José is a town in Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department. It is part of the Gran San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca urban agglomeration....
. The department is named after friar Mamerto Esquiú
Mamerto Esquiú
Mamerto de la Ascensión Esquiú, Venerable Servant of God was a historically significant Argentine friar.He was born in Piedra Blanca in Catamarca Province to Esquiú and María de las Nieves Medina...
(1826-1883).
Districts
- Agua Colorada
- Capilla del Rosario
- Club Caza y Pesca
- Collogasta
- El HuecoEl HuecoEl Hueco is a municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina. It is located within the Greater San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca area....
- Fray Mamerto Esquiú, Catamarca
- La CarreraLa CarreraLa Carrera is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 245 inhabitants....
- La Falda, Catamarca
- La TercenaLa TercenaLa Tercena is a municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina. It is located within the Greater San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca area....
- La Tercera, Catamarca
- Las Pirquitas
- Payahuaico
- Pomacillo Este
- Pomacillo Oeste
- Quebrada El Cura
- San Antonio, Catamarca
- San JoséSan José de Fray Mamerto EsquiúSan José de Fray Mamerto Esquiú or simply San José is a town in Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department. It is part of the Gran San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca urban agglomeration....
External links
- Municipal website (Spanish)
- Fray Mamerto Esquiú Page (Spanish)
- The Life of Fray Mamerto Esquiú (Spanish)