Belén Department

Belén Department

Infobox Catamarca
name= Belén
official name= Departamento Belén


location= location of Belén Department in Catamarca Province
capital= Belén
foundation= July 12 1658 (city)
founder= ?
pop= 12,252 (census-ar|2001)
density= 2.0 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= +31.11% (1991-2001)
resident= beleña/o
tel= 03835
post= K4750
coor= coord|27|38|60|S|67|01|60|W|
area= 12,945km²
dist1= 1,465 km
dist2= 300km
patron= ?
mayor= Daniel Eduardo Ríos, FCS| web= http://www.camsencat.gov.ar/belen.html
ifam= CAT005

Belén is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants in an area of 12,945km², and its capital city is Belén, which is located around 1,465km from Capital Federal.

Economy

The mainstay of the economy is farming, but there are also a number of mines in the department, with the extraction of gold, silver and various minerals.

External links

* [http://www.camsencat.gov.ar/belen.html Belén webpage] (Spanish)

* [http://www.liveargentina.com/Ingles/Argentina/Catamarca/Belen/index.htm Live Argentina Website]


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