Independencia Department (Chaco)
Independencia | |
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Location of Independencia in Chaco (Argentina) | |
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Capital | Campo Largo |
population | 20,620 (2001, INDEC) |
surface | 1,871 km² |
Population density | 11 people / km² |
The Departamento Independencia is located in the center of the province of Chaco in northwest Argentina and is one of 25 administrative units in the province.
It borders the Maipú Department in the north, the Comandante Fernández Department in the east, the O'Higgins Department in the south, the General Belgrano Department in the southwest and the Almirante Brown Department in the west .
The capital of the Department of Independencia is Campo Largo . It is 195 kilometers from the provincial capital Resistencia and 1,229 kilometers from Buenos Aires .
population
According to INDEC estimates , the population increased from 20,620 inhabitants (2001) to 20,977 inhabitants in 2005.
cities and communes
The Department of Independencia is divided into the following municipalities:
Coordinates: 26 ° 48 ′ S , 60 ° 48 ′ W