Nueve de Julio Department (Río Negro)

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Nueve de Julio
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Location of Nueve de Julio in Río Negro (Argentina)
Data
Capital Sierra Colorada
population 3,501 (2001, INDEC)
surface 25,597 km²
Population density 0.1 inhabitants / km²

The Nueve de Julio department is located in the south of the Río Negro province in southern Argentina and is one of the province's 13 administrative units .

It is bordered by the departments of El Cuy and Avellaneda to the north, the department of Valcheta to the east, the province of Chubut to the south and the department of Veinticinco de Mayo to the west .

The capital of the Nueve de Julio department is Sierra Colorada .

cities and communes

The department of Valcheta is divided into the municipality of Sierra Colorada and the following Comisiones de Fomento :

Coordinates: 40 ° 36 ′  S , 67 ° 48 ′  W