Catamarca Province

Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca. The province has a population of 334,568 (2001), and covers an area of 102,602 km². Neighboring provinces are (clockwise, from the north): Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja. To the west it borders Chile.

The province is divided into sixteen departments (Spanish: departamentos).

Department (Capital)

1. Ambato (La Puerta )
2. Ancasti (Ancasti )
3. Andalgalá (Andalgalá )
4. Antofagasta de la Sierra (Antofagasta de la Sierra)
5. Belén Department (Belén )
6. Capayán (Chumbicha )
7. Capital (San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca)
8. El Alto Department (El Alto )
9. Fray Mamerto Esquiú (San José)
10. La Paz Department (San Antonio)
11. Paclín (La Merced )
12. Pomán (Pomán )
13. Santa María Department (Santa María)
14. Santa Rosa Department, Argentina (Bañado de Ovanta)
15. Tinogasta (Tinogasta )
16. Valle Viejo Department (San Isidro, Catamarca )