Collón Curá Department
Collón Curá | |
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Location of Collón Curá in Río Negro (Argentina) | |
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Capital | Piedra del Águila |
population | 4,395 (2001, INDEC) |
surface | 5,730 km² |
Population density | 0.8 inhabitants / km² |
The department of Collón Curá is located in the southeast of the Neuquén province in southern Argentina and is one of 16 administrative units in the province.
It is bordered to the north by the departments of Catán Lil and Picún Leufú , to the east by the province of Río Negro , to the south-west by the department of Lácar , to the west by the department of Huiliches and to the north-west by the department of Zapala .
The capital of the Collón Curá department is Piedra del Águila .
population
According to INDEC estimates, the population increased from 4,395 inhabitants (2001) to 19,270 inhabitants in 2005.
cities and communes
The department of Collón Curá is divided into Piedra del Águila (a second category municipality), Santo Tomás (a Comisión de Fomento ) and the small settlements ( parajes ) Bajada Colorada , Villa Pichi Picún Leufú , Villa Rincón Chico , Sañico and San Ignacio .
Coordinates: 40 ° 0 ′ S , 70 ° 30 ′ W