Coronel Felipe Varela Department

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Coronel Felipe Varela
Department Coronel Felipe Varela (La Rioja - Argentina) .png
Location of Coronel Felipe Varela in La Rioja (Argentina)
Data
Capital Villa Unión
population 9,939 (2001, INDEC)
surface 9,184 km²
Population density 1.1 inhabitants / km²

The Coronel Felipe Varela Department is located in the west of the La Rioja province in northwest Argentina and is one of the province's 18 administrative units .

It borders the General Lamadrid Department to the north, the Chilecito Department to the east, the Independencia Department to the southeast, and the San Juan Province to the south and west .

The capital of the Coronel Felipe Varela department is Villa Unión .

cities and communes

The Coronel Felipe Varela Department is divided into the following municipalities:

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Coordinates: 29 ° 24 ′  S , 68 ° 12 ′  W