 In 1907, the Constitution of Tucumán recognized the municipal government and the department of Tafí gave rise to the town of Tafí Viejo.In the past the railway workshops located in the city of Tafí Viejo were the engine of the departmental economy.Currently, the economic activity of the department has its basis in the production of citrus, especially lemon, being in town two citrus plants of advanced technology, and several packing.