Iruya Department
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The Iruya 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.
Adjacent departments are Santa Victoria Department in the north of Iruya, Oran 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
.
and the Iruya Municipality.
tribe.
According to the last census, the Iruya Department has 6370 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001). The INDEC estimates that in 2005 the population has risen to 7965 inhabitants.
Salta Province
Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy...
in northwest 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...
in the high altitude basin of the Bermejo River
Bermejo River
The Bermejo River is a river in South America that flows from Bolivia to the Paraguay River in Argentina. The river is generally called Bermejo in spite of its different names along its way, but it also has its own Native American names; in Wichí it is called Teuco, and in Guaraní it is called Ypitá...
. It is one of 23 administrative units in the province.
Adjacent departments are Santa Victoria Department in the north of Iruya, Oran Department in the east and south and Humahuaca Department of the Jujuy Province
Jujuy Province
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.-History:...
in the west.
The capital of the Iruya Department is the homonymous village of Iruya
Iruya
Iruya is a small town of population 1,070 in northwestern Argentina. It is located in the Salta Province of northwestern Argentina, and is the capital of the Iruya Department. Located in the altiplano region along the Iruya River, Iruya sits nestled against the mountainside at an elevation of 2,780...
.
Municipalities
The Iruya Department is divided into the two municipalities (spanish municipios) of Isla de CañasIsla de Cañas
Isla de Cañas is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina.-References:...
and the Iruya Municipality.
Population
In the Iruya Department there are more than 70 communities of Indians, belonging to the KollaKolla people
The Kolla are an indigenous people of Western Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, living in Jujuy and Salta Provinces. The 2004 Complementary Indigenous Survey reported 53,019 Kolla households living in Argentina. They moved freely between the borders of Argentina and Bolivia...
tribe.
According to the last census, the Iruya Department has 6370 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001). The INDEC estimates that in 2005 the population has risen to 7965 inhabitants.