Cruz Alta Department is a department located in the east of the Tucumán Province, Argentina. In 2001 its population was 162,240 (2nd in the province) largely located in the Banda del Río Salí-Alderetes Area (northwest). The Department seat is the city of Banda del Río Salí.
Geography edit
Plains occupy all of the department’s total area (1,255 km²) stretching from the outskirts of the Greater San Miguel de Tucumán Area in the west to the Santiago del Estero Province border in the east. The Salí river forms its western boundary.
Adjacent districts edit
- Burruyacú Department – north
- Leales Department – south
- Lules, Capital and Tafí Viejo departments – west
- Santiago del Estero Province – east
Cities, towns and comunas rurales edit
Transportation infrastructure edit
Major highways edit
- National Route 9
- Tucuman Province Routes: 302, 303, 304, 306, 320, 321.
Airports edit
- Benjamín Matienzo International Airport located in Cebil Pozo
External links edit
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