El Cuy Department

El Cuy
Location of El Cuy* in Río Negro (Argentina)*
Data
Capital	El Cuy
population	4,252 (2001, INDEC)
surface	22,475 km²
Population density	0.2 inhabitants / km²

The department of El Cuy is located in the northwest of the province of Río Negro in southern Argentina and is one of 13 administrative units in the province.

It is bordered to the north by the Department of General Roca , to the east by the department of Avellaneda , to the south by the departments of Nueve de Julio and Veinticinco de Mayo , to the west by the Pilcaniyeu department and to the northwest by the province of Neuquén .

The capital of the department of El Cuy is the same El Cuy .

cities and communes

The department of El Cuy is divided into the Comisiones de Fomento Aguada Guzmán , Cerro Policía , El Cuy , Mencué , Naupa Huen and Valle Azul . Other settlements on the territory of the department are Chasicó , Las Perlas , Lonco Vaca , Paso Córdoba and Trica Co .