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Village in Jujuy, Argentina
El Angosto
Village
El Angosto is located in Jujuy ProvinceEl AngostoEl AngostoShow map of Jujuy ProvinceEl Angosto is located in ArgentinaEl AngostoEl AngostoShow map of Argentina
Coordinates: 21°52′36″S 66°11′12″W / 21.87667°S 66.18667°W / -21.87667; -66.18667
Country Argentina
Province Jujuy
DepartmentSanta Catalina
Elevation3,581 m (11,749 ft)
Population
 • Total25
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA BaseY 4513
Area code+54 388
ClimateDfc

El Angosto is a village located in the Santa Catalina Department of Jujuy Province, Argentina.

Characteristics

The locality of El Angosto has the distinction of being the northernmost of all the towns in Argentina. It is located at an altitude of 3581 meters above sea level, in the Santa Catalina Department, in the Puna region, and close to the border with Bolivia, corresponding to the Sud Lípez Province in the Potosí Department, located in the south-west of the republic. The international jurisdictional change there is marked by the bed of San Juan del Oro River. The town is located next to a creek that discharges its runoff into the mentioned river, which belongs to the Río de la Plata Basin.

References

  1. "IGM de Bolivia" (PDF). 2014-02-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  2. Saravia, Teodoro S. (1960). Geografía de la Provincia de Jujuy. Buenos Aires.
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