Chimbas Department

Chimbas
Location of Chimbas* in San Juan (Argentina)*
Data
Capital	Chimbas
population	73,829 (2001, INDEC)
surface	62 km²
Population density	1,190.8 inhabitants / km²

The Chimbas department is located in the center of the San Juan Province in western Argentina and is one of 19 administrative units in the province.

It is bordered by the Albardón Department to the north, the San Martín Department to the east, the Capital and Santa Lucía Department to the south, and the Rivadavia Department to the west .

The capital of the Chimbas department is the Chimbas of the same name .

population

According to INDEC estimates, the population increased from 73,829 inhabitants (2001) to 78,134 inhabitants in 2005.

The Chimbas department is divided into the following municipalities:

Commons : Departamento Chimbas - Collection of images, videos and audio files