General Belgrano Department (Chaco)
General Belgrano | |
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Location of General Belgrano in Chaco (Argentina) | |
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Capital | Corzuela |
population | 10,470 (2001, INDEC) |
surface | 1,218 km² |
Population density | 8.6 inhabitants / km² |
The General Belgrano Department is located in the western center of the Chaco Province in northwest Argentina and is one of the province's 25 administrative units .
It is bordered by the Almirante Brown department to the north, the Independencia and O'Higgins departments to the east, and the Nueve de Julio department to the south and west .
The capital of the General Belgrano Department is Corzuela . It is located 255 kilometers from the provincial capital Resistencia and about 1250 kilometers from Buenos Aires .
cities and communes
The Department General Belgrano consists of a municipality ( Municipio ):
history
The department was named in honor of General Manuel Belgrano (born June 3, 1770, † June 20, 1820), an Argentine lawyer, politician and military leader. The department was created by presidential decree on April 30, 1917.
Coordinates: 26 ° 57 ′ S , 61 ° 0 ′ W