Chaco Province
The Province of Chaco is a province in northeastern Argentina. There were 1,129,606 as of 2022.[2] The province has an international border with Paraguay. The capital and largest city is Resistencia.
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| Coordinates: 27°27′05″S 58°59′12″W / 27.45139°S 58.98667°WCoordinates: 27°27′05″S 58°59′12″W / 27.45139°S 58.98667°W | |
| Country | 22x20px Argentina |
| Capital and Largest City | Resistencia |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Leandro Zdero (UCR|Juntos por el Cambio) |
| • Deputies | 7 |
| • Senators | 3 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 99,633 km2 (38,469 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,129,606 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Density | 10.59/km2 (27.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-H |
| Website | www |
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Half of the people who live here are below the poverty line.
Chaco is from the word chacú. It is a Quechua word used for hunting by the people of the Inca Empire.
Chaco Province Media
- Muelle sobre laguna próxima al río Paraná, cerca de Resistencia, Chaco.jpg
Dock on a southeastern wetland close to Paraná River
Köppen climate map of Chaco, Argentina
- Vista general de La Sabana en 1899.jpg
La Sabana and its new railway station in 1899
- Police Museum and first government house in Resistencia, Chaco.jpg
Territorial Governor's House
- Chaco Province Government House seen from Marcelo T. de Alvear and Mitre streets.JPG
The Provincial Government House. Designed in 1955, political disputes delayed its completion until 1972.
- Chaco 2022 population pyramid.svg
Chaco population pyramid 2022
- Fábrica de tanino en Puerto Tirol.jpg
Tannin factory in Puerto Tirol.
References
- ↑ "República Argentina por provincia o jurisdicción". Censo 2010. INDEC. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ↑ INDEC. https://censo.gob.ar/index.php/datos_definitivos/.
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