title: Burruyacú Department
text: # Burruyacú Department
  
  Burruyacú Department is a department located in the northwest of the Tucumán Province, Argentina. According to the 2001 census, its population was 32,936 The department seat is the town of Burruyacú.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The department has a total area of 3,605 $km^2,$ making it the largest department in the province. It has a mountainous west formed by the Sierra de Medinas. East of these mountains is a fertile and sparsely populated plain where ranching and agriculture dominate the land use.
  
  ### Adjacent districts
  
  * Salta Province – north
  * Santiago del Estero Province – east
  * Cruz Alta Department – south
  * Trancas Department and Tafí Viejo Department – west
  
  ### Towns and comunas rurales
  
  * Benjamín Aráoz y El Tajamar
  * Burruyacú
  * El Chañar
  * El Naranjo y El Sunchal
  * El Puestito
  * El Timbó
  * Gobernador Garmendia
  * La Ramada y La Cruz
  * Piedrabuena
  * 7 de abril
  * Tala Pozo
  * Villa Padre Monti
  
  ## Transportation infrastructure
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * National Route 34
  * Tucumán Province Route 304
  * Tucumán Province Route 305
  * Tucuman Province Route 310
  * Tucuman Province Route 317
  * Tucuman Province Route 321
  * Tucuman Province Route 336
  