Cruz del Eje Department | |
Native Name: | Departamento Cruz del Eje |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Coordinates: | -30.7167°N -108°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Cruz del Eje |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 6653 |
Population Total: | 52172 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop. change |
Population Blank1: | +7.24% |
Timezone1: | ART |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | X5280 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 03549 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Distances to |
Blank Info Sec1: | |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 861km (535miles) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Córdoba |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 151km (94miles) |
Cruz del Eje Department is a department of Córdoba Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 52,172 inhabitants in an area of 6,653 km², and its capital city is Cruz del Eje, which is located around 861 km from Capital Federal.
On 22 September 1908 the region was struck by an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale. The epicentre was around -30.5°N -64.5°W and it was felt as far as 100 km away.