General Roca Department (Río Negro)

General Roca
Location of General Roca* in Río Negro (Argentina)*
Data
Capital	General Roca
population	281,653 (2001, INDEC)
surface	14,655 km²
Population density	19.2 inhabitants / km²

The General Roca Department is located in the Alto Valle del Río Negro , in the north of the Río Negro Province in southern Argentina and is one of 13 administrative units in the province.

It borders the province of La Pampa to the north, the Avellaneda department to the east, the El Cuy department to the south and the Neuquén province to the west .

The capital of the department General Roca is the same General Roca .

population

According to INDEC estimates, the population rose from 281,653 inhabitants (2001) to 349,842 inhabitants in 2005.

The General Roca Department is divided into the following municipalities:

In addition, with Peñas Blancas there is a Comisión de Fomento in the area of the department. Other settlements are: