Libertador General San Martín is a department located on the north eastern border of

Chaco Province Chaco (; Wichi languages, Wichi: ''To-kós-wet''), officially the Province of Chaco ( ) is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, provinces of Argentina. Its capital and largest city is Resistencia, Chaco, Resistencia. It is located in the north- ...

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. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 54,500 inhabitants in an area of 7,800 km², and its capital city is General José de San Martín, which is located around 1,125 km from the

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. The department and its ''cabecera'' (capital) are named after

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, the General that led Argentina to victory over the

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in the

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Settlements

* Ciervo Petiso * General José de San Martín * La Eduvigis * Laguna Limpia * Pampa Almirón * Pampa del Indio * Presidencia Roca

References

1934 establishments in Argentina Departments of Chaco Province {{ChacoAR-geo-stub