Chicligasta’s largest city, and its Department seat as well, is Concepción, with a population of about 50,000 (2010 census [INDEC]).
Plains cover the east portion, where most of the population dwells, and the west is mountainous and almost uninhabited.
Part of the latter area is included in the Campo de los Alisos National Park and the Cochuna Natural Reserve The highest peaks in the department are the Cerro del Bolsón (5550 m), Cerro de los Cóndores (5450m), and the Cerro de la Bolsa (5300 m) located in its westernmost portion, alongside the border with the Catamarca Province.
Other rivers are the Cochuna, de las Cañas, Seco and Medinas.
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