Matacos Department
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| Capital | Ingeniero Juarez |
| population | 12,133 (2001, INDEC) |
| surface | 4,431 km² |
| Population density | 2.7 inhabitants / km² |
The Matacos Department is located in the northwest of the Formosa Province in northern Argentina and is one of nine administrative units in the province. It is bordered by the Ramón Lista department to the north, the Formosa department to the east, the Chaco province to the south and the Salta province to the west .
The capital of the Matacos department is Ingeniero Juárez .
population
According to INDEC estimates , the number of inhabitants in the Matacos department rose from 12,133 (2001) to 13,887 inhabitants in 2005.
cities and communes
The only commune in the Matacos department is Ingeniero Juárez , which is classified as a second category commune.
Departments in the Province of Formosa
Coordinates: 23 ° 54 ′ S , 62 ° 0 ′ W