Capayán Department
The department Capayán located in the south of the province of Catamarca in northwestern Argentina and is one of the 16 administrative units in the province.
It is bordered on the north by the departments Ambato and Poman, on the east by the departments Fray Mamerto Esquiú, Valle Viejo, Ancasti and La Paz, and on the west by the province of La Rioja.
The capital of the department is Huillapima.
Population
According to estimates by the INDEC, the population of the department of Capayán increased from 14,137 (2001) to 15,128 inhabitants in 2005.
Cities and Towns
The department Capayán is divided into the following places ( Localidades ):
- Adolfo E. Carranza
- Capayán
- Chumbicha
- Colonia del Valle
- Colonia Nueva Coneta
- Concepción
- Coneta
- El Bañado
- Huillapima
- Los Ángeles
- Miraflores
- San Martín
- San Pablo
- San Pedro
There are also the following small settlements ( Parajes ) :
- Agua Blanca
- Chañarito
- El Descanso
- El Medano
- El Potrero
- El Quemado
- El Rosario
- La Carreta
- La Estrella
- La Libertad
- La Montoza
- Las Breas
- Las Palmas
- Los Cano
- Los Divisaderos
- Los Raigones
- Nueva Coneta
- Pozo Lindo
- Pozo Tigre
- Puesto Carrizo
- Puesto Nuevo
- Puestos Capayan
- Puestos de Concepción
- San Gabriel
- San Gerónimo
- Santa Ana
- Sisi Huasi
- Telaritos
- Trampasacha
- Vacas Muertas
- Villa Capayán