Chamical is a town in, and the department seat of, Chamical Department in the south of La Rioja Province, Argentina. With a population of 12,919 permanent residents at the 2010 census [INDEC], up from 11,831 at the time of the 2001 census, it is the third-largest settlement in La Rioja Province after Chilecito. It used to be home to the CELPA aerospace test center.The town is crossed by the Tirante Wadi and lies on National Route 38, 87 miles (≈140 km) from La Rioja City (2 hours by bus), and around 186 miles (≈300 km) from Cordoba City (4 hours by bus).