Burruyacú Department

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Burruyacú Department is a department located in the northwest of the Tucumán Province, Argentina. According to the 2001 census, its population was 32,936 The Department seat is the town of Burruyacú.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent districts 1.2 Towns and comunas rurales 2 Transportation infrastructure 2.1 Major highways 3 References

[edit] Geography

The department has a total area of 3,605 km², making it the largest department in the province. It has a mountainous west formed by the Sierra de Medinas. East of these mountains is a fertile and sparsely populated plain where ranching and agriculture dominate the land use.

[edit] Adjacent districts

• Salta Province – north
• Santiago del Estero Province – east
• Cruz Alta Department – south
• Trancas Department and Tafí Viejo Department – west

[edit] Towns and comunas rurales

• Benjamín Aráoz y El Tajamar
• Burruyacú
• El Chañar
• El Naranjo y El Sunchal
• El Puestito
• El Timbó
• Garmendia
• La Ramada y La Cruz
• Piedrabuena
• 7 de abril
• Tala Pozo
• Villa Padre Monti

[edit] Transportation infrastructure

[edit] Major highways

• National Route 34
• Tucumán Province Route 304
• Tucumán Province Route 305
• Tucuman Province Route 310
• Tucuman Province Route 317
• Tucuman Province Route 321
• Tucuman Province Route 336

[edit] References

• Tucuman Province Government website

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