Chaco Province

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Location of Chaco within Argentina
Coordinates: 27°27′05″S 58°59′12″W
Country	Argentina
Capital and Largest City	Resistencia
Government
• Governor	Jorge Capitanich (PJ)
• Deputies	7
• Senators	4
Area Ranked 12th
• Total	99,633 km2 (38,469 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,055,259
• Rank	10th
• Density	10.59/km2 (27.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-H
Website	www.chaco.gov.ar

The Province of Chaco is a province in northeastern Argentina. There were 1,055,259 as of 2010. The province has an international border with the Paraguay. The capital and largest city is Resistencia.

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.