Pituil Explained

Official Name:Pituil
Settlement Type:Town
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Pushpin Map:Argentina#South America
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Name1:La Rioja Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Famatina
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:849[1]
Timezone:ART
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-28.5761°N -67.4492°W
Elevation M:1319
Postal Code:F5361
Area Code:03825

Pituil is a town in the Famatina Department of La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina.[2]

The urban area extends in the vicinity of the provincial route No. 39 and one of the accesses to the town is located at km 3,947 of National Route 40.

Population

It is one of the most populated towns in the Famatina department. It had 849 inhabitants in 2010, which represents a decrease of 16% compared to 1,008 inhabitants from the previous census of 2001.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310174516/http://www.larioja.gov.ar/estadistica/images/pdf/d049.pdf Departamento Famatina - Población, hogares y viviendas
  2. http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/ Ministerio del Interior
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310174516/http://www.larioja.gov.ar/estadistica/images/pdf/d049.pdf Departamento Famatina - Población, hogares y viviendas