Capital Department
Capital Department is a department located in the center-north of the Tucumán Province, Argentina. At the 2001 census, its population was 527,607 and its population density was 5,862/km of the department’s area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: department of Argentina with 528,000 residents
- Description: in Tucumán Province, Argentina
- Also known as: “Capital Department, Tucumán” and “La Capital”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Casa de Tucumán and Estadio Monumental José Fierro.
Casa de Tucumán
Museum
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The Historical House of Tucumán is a historic building and museum located in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, built during the colonial times. The Congress of Tucumán worked in this house during the Argentine War of Independence, and issued the Argentine Declaration of Independence on July 9, 1816.
Estadio Monumental José Fierro
Stadium
Photo: Jmmuguerza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Estadio José Fierro is a football stadium in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán in Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is the home ground for Club Atlético Tucumán.
Timoteo Navarro Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Cacambo, Public domain.
The Timoteo Navarro Provincial Museum of Fine Arts is the leading museum of its kind in Tucumán Province, Argentina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Miguel de Tucumán and Alderetes.
San Miguel de Tucumán
Photo: Fjturban, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Miguel de Tucumán, usually known simply as Tucumán, is the capital city of Tucumán Province, and the largest city in the Northwest region of Argentina, with 606,000 people in the urban area.
Alderetes
Town
Photo: Jlazarte, Public domain.
Alderetes is a city in the Cruz Alta Department, Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is bordered in the north by the Burruyacu Department, in the east by the "comunas rurales" of La Florida-Luisiana, Delfín Gallo and Colombres; in the south by the city of Banda del Río Salí, and in the west by the Salí River. Alderetes is situated 7 km east of Capital Department.
Banda del Río Salí
Town
Photo: Jlazarte, Public domain.
Banda del Río Salí is a city in the Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is the department seat and the largest and most populated city in the Cruz Alta Department. Banda del Río Salí is situated 5 km east of Capital Department.
Capital Department
- Location: Tucumán, Andean Northwest, Argentina, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Capital Department” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Տուկուման”
- Belarusian: “Сталічны дэпартамент”
- Catalan: “Departament Capital”
- Cebuano: “Departamento de Capital”
- Chinese: “卡皮特爾縣”
- Dutch: “Capital”
- French: “Capital”
- French: “Département Capital”
- German: “Departamento Capital (Tucumán)”
- German: “Departamento Capital”
- Hungarian: “Capital megye”
- Italian: “Dipartimento di Capital”
- Japanese: “カピタル・デパルタメント”
- Portuguese: “Capital (departamento de Tucumán)”
- Portuguese: “Capital”
- Russian: “Столичный департамент”
- Russian: “Тукуман”
- Scots: “Caipital Depairtment, Tucumán”
- Scots: “Capital Depairtment, Tucumán”
- Spanish: “Departamento Capital (Tucuman)”
- Spanish: “Departamento Capital Tucuman”
- Spanish: “Departamento Capital Tucumán”
- Spanish: “Departamento Capital, Tucuman”
- Spanish: “Departamento Capital, Tucumán”
- Spanish: “Departamento Capital”
- Swedish: “Departamento de Capital”
- Turkish: “Departamento Capital, Tucumán”
- Ukrainian: “Столичний департамент”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mate de Luna and Villa Luján.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Casa de Tucumán and Plaza Independencia.
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