- Source: La Poma Department
La Poma is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina. It is the least populated department of the province and its capital is the town of La Poma.
Geography
= Overview
=The department is located in the north-western area of the province, near the Andes, and includes the Puna de Atacama. It consists of 2 areas united by a territorial strip passing through the settlement of Muñano: in north the area of Cobres and in south the one of La Poma. It borders with Jujuy Province and the departments of Los Andes, Cachi and Rosario de Lerma.
= Places
=Towns and municipalities:
La Poma (615 inh.)
Cobres (112 inh.)
Other localities and places:
Cerro Negro
El Rodeo
El Saladillo
El Trigal
El Volcán
Muñano
Potrerillos
Tipán
See also
Tren a las Nubes
Los Cardones National Park
Salta–Antofagasta railway
References
External links
(in Spanish) La Poma Department on Salta Province website