Belén Depairtment

Belén is a depairtment o Catamarca Province in Argentinae.

Belén

Departamento Belén
location o Belén Depairtment in Catamarca Province
location o Belén Depairtment in Catamarca Province
Coordinates: 27°39′S 67°02′W / 27.650°S 67.033°W / -27.650; -67.033Coordinates: 27°39′S 67°02′W / 27.650°S 67.033°W / -27.650; -67.033
KintraArgentinae
Established12 Julie 1658 (ceety)
Foondit bi?
SeatBelén
Govrenment
 • MayorDaniel Eduardo Ríos, FCS
Area
 • Total12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total12,252 (2,001 census [INDEC])
Demonym(s)beleña/o
Postal Code
K4750
IFAM
Aurie Code03835
Patron saunt?
Websitehttp://www.camsencat.gov.ar/belen.html

The provincial subdiveesion haes a population o aboot 12,000 inhabitants in a aurie o 12,945 km², an its caipital ceety is Belén, which is locatit aroond 1,465 kilometres frae Buenos Aires.

Economy eedit

The mainstay o the economy is fermin, but thare are a nummer o mines in the depairtment an aw, wi the extraction o gowd, siller an various minerals.

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