Quitilipi Department
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| Capital | Quitilipi |
| population | 32,083 (2001, INDEC) |
| surface | 1,545 km² |
| Population density | 20.8 inhabitants / km² |
The Quitilipi Department is located in the center of the Chaco Province in northwest Argentina and is one of the province's 25 administrative units .
It is bordered by the Department of Maipú to the north and northwest , the Department of Libertador General San Martín to the north and northeast , the Department of Veinticinco de Mayo to the east, the Department of San Lorenzo to the south and the Department of Comandante Fernández to the west .
The capital of the Quitilipi department is the Quitilipi of the same name . It is 140 kilometers from the provincial capital Resistencia and 1,160 kilometers from Buenos Aires .
population
According to estimates by INDEC , the population of the department rose from 32,083 inhabitants (2001) to 33,269 inhabitants in 2005.
cities and communes
The department of Quitilipi consists of a single municipality ( Municipio ) divided:
Almirante Brown | Bermejo | Chacabuco | Comandante Fernández | Doce de Octubre | Dos de Abril | Fray Justo Santa María de Oro | General Belgrano | General Donovan | General Güemes | Independencia | Libertad | Libertador General San Martín | Maipú | Mayor Luis Jorge Fontana | Nueve de Julio | O'Higgins | Presidencia de la Plaza | Primero de Mayo | Quitilipi | San Fernando | San Lorenzo | Sargento Cabral | Tapenagá | Veinticinco de Mayo
Coordinates: 26 ° 54 ′ S , 60 ° 15 ′ W