Department of Rosario Vera Peñaloza

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Rosario Vera Peñaloza
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Location of Rosario Vera Peñaloza in La Rioja (Argentina)
Data
Capital Chepes
population 13,299 (2001, INDEC)
surface 6,114 km²
Population density 2.2 inhabitants / km²

The Rosario Vera Peñaloza department is located in the southwest of the La Rioja province in northwest Argentina and is one of 18 administrative units in the province.

It is bordered by the General Juan Facundo Quiroga Department to the north, the General Ocampo Department to the east, the General San Martín Department to the east and south, and the San Juan Province to the west .

The capital of the department Rosario Vera Peñaloza is Chepes .

cities and communes

The Rosario Vera Peñaloza Department is divided into the following municipalities:

  • Chepes
  • Desiderio Tello
  • El Totoral
  • Mascasín
  • Ñoquebe

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Coordinates: 31 ° 24 ′  S , 66 ° 36 ′  W