Almirante Brown Department is the westernmost
department
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Government and military
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of
Chaco Province
Chaco (; Wichi: ''To-kós-wet''), officially the Province of Chaco ( es, provincia del Chaco ), is one of the 23 provinces in Argentina. Its capital and largest city, is Resistencia. It is located in the north-east of the country.
It is borde ...
in
Argentina
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.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 28,000 inhabitants in an area of 17,276 km², and its capital city is
Pampa del Infierno
Pampa del Infierno is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Almirante Brown Department
Almirante Brown Department is the westernmost department of Chaco Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population ...
, which is located around 1,265 km from the
Capital federal
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.
The department is named in honour of
William Brown (1777 -1857), the
Irish
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** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
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born commander in chief of the
Argentine Navy
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.
Attractions
The city of Pampa del Infierno hosts the annual ''Fiesta Provincial del Chivo'' (Provincial Goat Festival).
Settlements
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Concepción del Bermejo
Concepción del Bermejo is a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina
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*
Los Frentones
*
Pampa del Infierno
Pampa del Infierno is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Almirante Brown Department
Almirante Brown Department is the westernmost department of Chaco Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population ...
*
Taco Pozo
References
External links
Pampa del Infierno webpage(Spanish)
Provincial site
1937 establishments in Argentina
Departments of Chaco Province
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