Department of Fray Justo Santa María de Oro

Fray Justo Santa María de Oro
Location of Fray Justo Santa María de Oro in Chaco (Argentina)
Data
Capital	Santa Sylvina
population	10,485 (2001, INDEC)
surface	2,205 km²
Population density	4.8 inhabitants / km²

The department of Fray Justo Santa María de Oro is located in the extreme southwest of the Chaco Province in northwest Argentina and is one of 25 administrative units in the province.

It borders the Doce de Octubre and Dos de Abril departments to the north, the Mayor Luis Jorge Fontana department to the east, the Santa Fe province to the south and the Santiago del Estero province to the west .

The capital of the Department of Fray Justo Santa María de Oro is Santa Sylvina . It is 240 kilometers from the provincial capital Resistencia and about 1000 kilometers from Buenos Aires .

population

According to INDEC estimates, the population increased from 10,485 inhabitants (2001) to 13,022 inhabitants in 2005.

cities and communes

The Department of Fray Justo Santa María de Oro is divided into the following municipalities:

• Chorotis
• Santa Sylvina

Coordinates: 27 ° 54 ′  S , 61 ° 12 ′  W