Río Chico Department is a

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in Santa Cruz Province,

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. It has a population of 2,926 (2001) and an area of 34,262 km². The seat of the department is in

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Municipalities and communes

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* Río Olnie

Demography

According to a June 2008 estimate from

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the population of the department is 3,107.Estimaciones de población de la provincia de Santa Cruz 2001-2010 pag. 21- INDEC -.
Table with the demographic evolution of the Río Chico Department according to the national censuses and the variation between censuses in percentage: ''Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos,''

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