Graneros Department
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Graneros Department is a department located in the southeast of the Tucumán Province, Argentina. As of the 2001 census, the department had a population of 13,063, making it the least populated department in the province. The town of Graneros is the department’s seat.
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[edit] Geography
Graneros has a total area of 1,678 km². Two rivers, Marapa and San Francisco, flow across the department and empty in the Rio Hondo Lake in the northeast end. There are hot springs in the Taco Ralo area.
[edit] Ajdacent departments
- Simoca Department – north
- Juan Bautista Alberdi Department – west
- La Cocha Department – west
It also borders the provinces of Santiago del Estero in the east and Catamarca in the south.
[edit] Towns and communities
- Árboles Grandes
- Graneros
- La Cañada
- Lamadrid
- Sol de Mayo
- Taco Ralo
[edit] Transportation infrastructure
[edit] Major highways
- National Route 157
- Tucuman Province Routes: 308 and 334.
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