San José de Fray Mamerto Esquiú
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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
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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...
, 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...
. It is the head town of the Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department
Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department
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...
. It is part of the Gran San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca urban agglomeration
Agglomeration
In the study of human settlements, an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. In France, INSEE the French Statistical Institute, translate it as "Unité urbaine" which means continuous...
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