title: Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department
text: # Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department
  
  Fray Mamerto Esquiú is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina. This provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of 280 $km^2$ (110 sq mi), and its capital city is San José. The department is named after friar Mamerto Esquiú (1826-1883).
  
  ## Districts
  
  * Agua Colorada
  * Capilla del Rosario
  * Club Caza y Pesca
  * Collagasta
  * El Hueco
  * Fray Mamerto Esquiú
  * La Carrera
  * La Falda
  * La Tercena
  * La Tercera
  * Las Pirquitas
  * Payahuaico
  * Pomancillo Este
  * Pomancillo Oeste
  * Quebrada El Cura
  * San Antonio
  * San José
  