Tehuelches Department is a
department of
Chubut Province
Chubut ( es, Provincia del Chubut, ; cy, Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes ra ...
in
Argentina
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.
The provincial subdivision has a total area of 14,750 km², and its capital city is
José de San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 177817 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín () or '' the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru'', was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and cent ...
, which is located around 1,870 km from the
Capital federal.
Demographics
According to INDEC estimates for June 2008, the population of the department reached 5.498 inhabitants.
''Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (
INDEC
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).''
Climate
Settlements
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Gobernador Costa
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José de San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 177817 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín () or '' the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru'', was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and cent ...
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Río Pico
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Doctor Atilio Oscar Viglione
*Alto Río Pico
*Puesto Viejo
*Putrachoique
*Laguna Blanca
*Arroyo Arenoso
*Aldea Shaman
*Lago Vintter
*Nueva Lubecka
*Rio Frias
Economy
The economic activities carried out are services, but the main economic activity is still sheep farming.
See also
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Departments of Chubut province
References
Departments of Chubut Province
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