title: Tinogasta Department
text: # Tinogasta Department
  
  Tinogasta is a western department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.
  
  The provincial subdivision has a population of about 22,500 inhabitants in an area of 23,582 $km^2$ (9,105 sq mi), and its capital city is Tinogasta, which is located around 1,415 km (879 mi) from Buenos Aires.
  
  