Lago Buenos Aires Department

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Lake Buenos Aires
Lago Buenos Aires Department (Santa Cruz - Argentina) .png
Location of Lake Buenos Aires in Santa Cruz (Argentine Province)
Data
Capital Perito Moreno
population 6,223 (2001, INDEC)
surface 28,609 km²
Population density 0.2 inhabitants / km²

The department of Lago Buenos Aires is located in the northwest of the Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina and is one of the seven administrative units in the province.

It borders the province of Chubut to the north, the Deseado department to the east, the Río Chico department to the south and Chile to the west .

The capital of the department of Lago Buenos Aires is Perito Moreno .

population

According to INDEC estimates, the population increased from 6,223 inhabitants (2001) to 7,429 inhabitants in 2005.

Coordinates: 46 ° 36 ′  S , 71 ° 0 ′  W