Rinconada Department
The department Rinconada is one of 16 administrative units in the province of Jujuy in northwestern Argentina. Rinconada is bordered to the north by the departments of Santa Catalina and Yavi, on the east by the department of Cochinoca, to the south by the Departamento Susques and on the west by Bolivia. The capital of the department is the same Rinconada.
Geography
On the territory of the department are the Lagunas de Vilama or Reserva Provincial altoandina de la Chinchilla, a group of small lakes on the Argentine Puna.
Population
According to the last census, the Departamento Rinconada 2298 inhabitants ( INDEC, 2001). According to estimates by the INDEC, the population has risen to 2430 inhabitants in 2005.
Cities and Towns
The department consists of the following Rinconada communities and settlements:
- Antiguyoc
- Barrealito
- Carahuasi
- Casa Colorada
- Cienaga Grande
- Icacha
- Lagunillas
- Lagunillas geographical quirks
- Liviara
- Loma Blanca
- Mina Ajedrez
- Mina Pan de Azucar
- Mina Pirquitas
- Nazareno
- Orosmayo
- Pairique Chico
- Peñas Blancas
- Pirquitas
- Portezuelo
- Rinconada
- Rosario de Susques
- Rosario de Coyahuaima
- Ramallo
- San José
- Tiomayo
- Santa Ana
Cochinoca | Doctor Manuel Belgrano | El Carmen | Humahuaca | Ledesma | Palpala | Rinconada | San Antonio | San Pedro | Santa Barbara | Santa Catalina | Susques | Tilcara | Tumbaya | Valle Grande | Yavi
- Department ( Jujuy )