Almirante Brown Department is the westernmost

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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

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. The department is named in honour of William Brown (1777 -1857), the

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born commander in chief of the

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Attractions

The city of Pampa del Infierno hosts the annual ''Fiesta Provincial del Chivo'' (Provincial Goat Festival).

Settlements

Concepción del Bermejo Concepción del Bermejo is a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Arge ...

* Los Frentones *

* Taco Pozo

References

External links

Pampa del Infierno webpage
(Spanish)
Provincial site
1937 establishments in Argentina Departments of Chaco Province {{ChacoAR-geo-stub