| Tinogasta | |
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Tinogasta
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| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Catamarca |
| Department | Tinogasta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hugo Ávila (Justicialist Party) |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,921 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,509 |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
| CPA base | K5340 |
| Dialing code | +54 3837 |
Tinogasta is a city in the west of the province of Catamarca, Argentina, on the right-hand shore of the Abaucán River, about 280 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It has about 14,500 inhabitants as of the 2001 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the department of the same name. The name of the city comes from the Kakana words tino "meeting" and gasta "town".
Tinogasta is a touristic site. It has access to the mountains for adventure tourism, hot springs, and archaeological museums. The basis of the local economy is agriculture, focused on vine.