Rawson Department (Chubut)
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| Capital | Rawson |
| population | 115,829 (2001, INDEC) |
| surface | 3,922 km² |
| Population density | 29.5 inhabitants / km² |
The Rawson Department is located in the east of the Chubut Province in southern Argentina and is one of the 15 administrative units in the province.
It borders on the Biedma Department in the north, the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Florentino Ameghino Department in the south and the Gaiman Department in the west .
The capital of the Rawson Department is Rawson .
population
According to estimates by INDEC , the population increased from 115,829 inhabitants (2001) to 147,700 inhabitants in 2005.
cities and communes
The Rawson Department is divided into the following parishes:
Biedma | Cushamen | Escalante | Florentino Ameghino | Futaleufú | Gaiman | Gastre | Languiñeo | Mártires | Paso de Indios | Rawson | Río Senguer | Sarmiento | Tehuelches | Telsen
Coordinates: 43 ° 15 ′ S , 65 ° 12 ′ W