Ambato Departamento Ambato
Department
location of Ambato Department in Catamarca Province
Coordinates: 28°10′14″S 65°47′29″W / 28.17056°S 65.79139°W / -28.17056; -65.79139
Country	Argentina
Established	?
Founded by	?
Seat	La Puerta
Government
• Mayor	Melchor Morra, Frente Justicialista
Area
• Total	1,797 km2 (694 sq mi)
Population  (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	4,525
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Demonym	ambateño
Postal Code	K4711
IFAM	CAT014
Area Code	03833
Patron saint	?
Website	web.archive.org/web/20061210235116/http://www.camsencat.gov.ar/ambato.html

Ambato is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 4,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,797 km² (694 sq mi), and its capital city is La Puerta.