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.

Location of Chaco in Argentina
Location of Chaco in Argentina
Coordinates: 27°27′05″S 58°59′12″W / 27.45139°S 58.98667°W / -27.45139; -58.98667Coordinates: 27°27′05″S 58°59′12″W / 27.45139°S 58.98667°W / -27.45139; -58.98667
Country Argentina
Capital and Largest CityResistencia
Government
 • GovernorLeandro Zdero (UCR|Juntos por el Cambio)
 • Deputies7
 • Senators3
Area
 • Total99,633 km2 (38,469 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total1,129,606
 • Rank10th
 • Density10.59/km2 (27.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-H
Websitewww.chaco.gov.ar

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

References

  1. "República Argentina por provincia o jurisdicción". Censo 2010. INDEC. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  2. INDEC. https://censo.gob.ar/index.php/datos_definitivos/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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