Department of Curacó
Curacó | |
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Location of Curacó in La Pampa (Argentina) | |
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Capital | Puelches |
population | 1040 (2010, INDEC) |
surface | 13,125 km² |
The Curacó department is located in the south of the La Pampa province in central Argentina and is one of the province's 22 administrative units .
In the north it borders on the departments of Limay Mahuida and Utracán , in the east on the department Lihuel Calel and Hucal , in the west on the department Puelén and in the south and southwest on the province of Río Negro . In the south, the Río Colorado forms a natural border with the neighboring province.
The capital of the department is Puelches.
The name comes from the Mapuche language: kura means stone and ko stands for water .
population
According to the INDEC , the department had a total of 1040 inhabitants in 2010.
Coordinates: 38 ° 12 ′ S , 66 ° 6 ′ W