Capital Department, Tucumán 1.96

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/km². The city of San Miguel de Tucumán covers almost all of the 90 km² of the department’s area. It is the smallest department in area, but the most populated as well.GeographyThe entire department lies on a plain presenting a gentle slope heading toward the Salí River located at the east end.Adjacent departmentsTafí Viejo Department – northCruz Alta Department – eastLules Department – south and southwest Yerba Buena Department – west