Tinogasta | |
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  Tinogasta Location of Tinogasta in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 28°4′S 67°34′W / 28.067°S 67.567°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Catamarca |
| Department | Tinogasta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hugo Ávila (Justicialist Party) |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 11,485 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | K5340 |
| Dialing code | +54 3837 |
Tinogasta (Spanish pronunciation: [tinoˈɣasta]) is a city in the west of the province of Catamarca, Argentina, on the right-hand shore of the Abaucán River, about 280 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It had about 11,500 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the department of the same name. The name of the city comes from the Kakana words tino ("meeting") and gasta ("town").
Tinogasta is a tourist site. It has access to the mountains for adventure tourism, hot springs, and archaeological museums. The basis of the local economy is agriculture, focused on vine.