The Gualeguaychú Department (in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

, ''Departamento Gualeguaychú'') is an administrative subdivision (''

departamento A ' () is a country subdivision in several Latin American Latin Americans ( es, Latinoamericanos; pt, Latino-americanos; ) are the citizens of Latin American countries (or people with cultural, ancestral or national origins in Latin America) ...

'') of the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

of Entre Ríos,

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. It is located in the south-east of the province, beside the

Uruguay River The Uruguay River ( es, Río Uruguay, ; pt, Rio Uruguai, ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La M ...

. The department has 101,350 inhabitants as per the , which are distributed in 23 districts. The head town is Gualeguaychú (population 76,000). Other cities and towns are Aldea San Antonio, Larroque,

Urdinarrain Urdinarrain is a city in the center-south of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina, 240 km southeast from the provincial capital Paraná and 40 km west from Gualeguaychú, on Provincial Route 20. It has 8,986 inhabitants as per the . ...

, Gilbert, Enrique Carbó, Pueblo General Belgrano,

Irazusta Irazusta is a village and municipality in Entre Ríos Province in north-eastern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina ...

, Costa Uruguay Norte, Aldea San Juan, Faustino M. Parera, General Almada, Las Mercedes, Cuchilla Redonda, Costa San Antonio, Rincón del Gato, Distrito Talitas, Alarcón, Estación Escriña, Costa Uruguay Sur, Pastor Britos, Perdices, and Rincón del Cinto.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gualeguaychu Department Departments of Entre Ríos Province