General Obligado Department

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General Obligado
General Obligado Department (Santa Fe - Argentina) .png
Location of General Obligado in Santa Fe (Argentina)
Data
Capital Reconquista
population 166,436 (2001, INDEC)
surface 10,928 km²
Population density 15.2 inhabitants / km²

The General Obligado Department is located in the northeast of the Santa Fe Province in central Argentina and is one of 19 administrative units in the province.

It borders in the north on the province of Chaco , in the east, separated by the Río Paraná , on the province of Corrientes , in the south on the department of San Javier and in the west on the department of Vera .

The capital of the General Obligado Department is Reconquista .

population

According to INDEC estimates, the population increased from 166,436 residents (2001) to 191,240 residents in 2005.

cities and communes

The General Obligado Department is divided into the following municipalities:

Coordinates: 29 ° 0 ′  S , 59 ° 36 ′  W