General Güemes Department, Salta

The Department of General Güemes is located in the center of the province of Salta in northwestern Argentina and is one of 23 administrative units in the province.

It is bordered to the north by the province of Jujuy, to the east by the department of Anta, on the south by the Departamento Metán and to the west by the departments Capital and La Caldera.

The capital of the department is the General Güemes same name.

Climate

The mean annual temperature is 17 degrees Celsius. The annual precipitation is 500-1100 mm.

Cities and Towns

The Department of General Güemes is divided into the following municipalities ( municipios ):

  • Campo Santo
  • El Bordo
  • General Güemes
  • Cabeza de Buey
  • Palomitas
  • Betania
  • Cobos
  • Cruz Quemada
  • El Salto
  • Km 1094
  • Las Mesitas
  • Virgilio Tedin

Economy

Agriculture brings in irrigation farming produce stone fruits, olives, peppers, strawberries, nuts, sugar cane and table grapes. In dry growing beans, grains and forage crops are produced. In the livestock industry, the cattle is used both for meat production as the dairy industry. In addition, goats and pigs are bred. Forestry is dedicated to the production of eucalyptus, pines, willows and poplars. Great importance to the department have the agro-industrial processing plants ( cold stores, dairies, sugar mills, saw mills, etc. ) and the power plant for generating electrical energy.

Jujuy Province Anta Department Capital Department, Salta La Caldera Department Cachi Department Cafayate Department Cerrillos Department Chicoana Department Guachipas Department Iruya Department La Poma Department Los Andes Department Rosario de Lerma Department San Carlos Department, Salta
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