Department of Santa Maria ( Spanish: Departamento de Santa Maria ) - Department in Argentina , part of the province of Cordoba .
| The Department | |
| Department of Santa Maria | |
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| Spanish Departamento de santa maria | |
| A country |  Argentina |
| Included in | province of Cordoba |
| Adm. center | Alta gracia |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 3427 km² |
| Height | |
| Population | |
| Population | 98 188 people ( 2010 ) |
| Density | 28.7 people / km² |
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The administrative center is Alta Gracia .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Geography
- 3 Administrative divisions [1]
- 4 Most Important Locations [2]
- 5 notes
History
At the beginning of the 19th century, the Department of Anejos completely surrounded the provincial capital. In 1858, the governor of the province of Cordoba, allocated the capital to a separate department , and divided the remaining part along the Rio-Primero into departments of Anejos-Norte (“northern Anejos”) and Anejos-Sur (“southern Anejos”). In 1892, when the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus was celebrated, Governor renamed the Department of Anejos-Norte in honor of Columbus (which in Spanish reads “Colon”), and the department of Anejos Sur in honor of him the ship "Santa Maria".
Geography
The department is located in the central part of the province of Cordoba .
Department borders:
- in the north - with the departments of Colon , Cordoba
- in the east - with the departments of Rio Primero , Rio Segundo
- in the south - with the departments of Kalamuchit , Tercero Arriba
- in the west - with the department of San Alberto
- in the northwest - with the department of Pugnilla
Administrative Division [1]
Municipalities
Communes
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Most Important Locations [2]
| No. | Populated paragraph | Populated item (sp.) | Category | Population (2010) | On the map |
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