Chaco Province
Chaco | |
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![]() Location o Chaco athin Argentinae | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Caipital an Lairgest Ceety | Resistencia |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Jorge Capitanich (PJ) |
• Deputies | 7 |
• Senators | 3 |
Area | |
• Total | 99633 km2 (38,469 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,055,259 |
• Rank | 10t |
• Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | chacoan, chaqueño |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
ISO 3166 code | AR-H |
Website | www |
The Province o Chaco ({{lang-es|Provincia del Chaco}) (Spaingie pronunciation: [ˈtʃako]) is a province in northeastren Argentinae. Wi a aurie o 99,633 km2 (38,469 sq mi) an a population o 1,055,259 as o 2010, it is the 12t maist extensive an the 9t maist populatit o the 23 Argentine provinces. Chaco is bordered bi Salta an Santiago del Estero tae the wast, Formosa tae the north, Corrientes tae the east, and Santa Fe tae the sooth. The province haes an internaitional border wi the Paraguayan Depairtment o Ñeembucú an aw. The caipital an lairgest ceety is Resistencia.
Chaco haes lang been amang the provinces wi the wurst social indicators in the kintra. Amang Argentine provinces, it ranks last bi GDP per caipita an 21st bi Human Development Index, abuin neebours Formosa an Santiago del Estero.
Economy
[eedit | eedit soorce]Chaco's economy, like maist in the region, is relatively unnerdevelopit yet haes recovered vigorously, syne 2002. Its economy wis estimatit tae be US$4.4 billion in 2006, or US$4,470 per caipita (hauf the naitional average an the third-lawest in Argentinae).[2] Chaco's economy is diversifeed; but, its agricultural sector haes suffered frae recurrent drochts ower the past decade.
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Agricultural development in Chaco is linkit tae the quebracho firth, an the cotton production, which currently accoonts for 60% o naitional production.
Agricultur accoonts for an elevatit 17% o ootput an includes crops such as soy, sorghum an maize. Succar cane is cultivatit in the sooth an aw, as well as rice an tobacco in lesser proportion.
Cattle consists o mixed races o Argentine cows wi zebu, which adapt better tae the heich temperatures, grass shortage, an occasional floodin.
Industrie contributes modestly tae the economy (aboot 10%) an includes textiles (produced frae local cotton), ile mills, an coal production, as well as succar, alcohol an paper (aw producit frae succar cane).
Chaco is hame tae the Chaco Naitional Pairk, but tourism is no a well-developit industrie in the province. The province's main airport, Resistencia Internaitional Airport, serves aroond 100,000 passengers annually.
Poleetical organisation
[eedit | eedit soorce]The province is dividit intae 25 depairtments (Spainyie: departamentos).
Depairtment | Seat | Aurie (km2) |
Population (2010)[3] |
Population (2001)[3] |
Density (2010) |
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Almirante Brown | Pampa del Infierno | 17,276 | 34,075 | 29,086 | 1.97 |
Bermejo | La Leonesa | 2,562 | 25,052 | 24,215 | 9.77 |
Chacabuco | Charata | 1,378 | 30,590 | 27,813 | 22.19 |
Comandante Fernández | Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña | 1,500 | 96,944 | 88,164 | 64.63 |
12 de Octubre | General Pinedo | 2,576 | 22,281 | 20,149 | 8.65 |
2 de Abril | Hermoso Campo | 1,594 | 7,432 | 7,435 | 4.66 |
Fray Justo Santa María del Oro | Santa Sylvina | 2,205 | 11,826 | 10,485 | 5.36 |
General Belgrano | Corzuela | 1,218 | 11,988 | 10,470 | 9.84 |
General Donovan | Makallé | 1,487 | 13,490 | 13,385 | 9.07 |
General Güemes | Juan José Castelli | 25,487 | 67,132 | 62,227 | 2.63 |
Independencia | Campo Largo | 1,871 | 22,411 | 20,620 | 11.98 |
Libertad | Puerto Tirol | 1,088 | 12,158 | 10,822 | 11.17 |
Libertador General San Martín | General José de San Martín | 7,800 | 59,147 | 54,470 | 7.58 |
Maipú | Tres Isletas | 2,855 | 25,288 | 24,747 | 8.85 |
Mayor Luis J. Fontana | Villa Ángela | 3,708 | 55,080 | 53,550 | 14.85 |
9 de Julio | Las Breñas | 2,097 | 28,555 | 26,955 | 13.61 |
O'Higgins | San Bernardo | 1,580 | 20,131 | 19,231 | 12.74 |
Presidencia de la Plaza | Presidencia de la Plaza | 2,284 | 12,499 | 12,231 | 5.47 |
Primero de Mayo | Margarita Belén | 1,864 | 10,322 | 9,131 | 5.53 |
Quitilipi | Quitilipi | 1,545 | 34,081 | 32,083 | 22.05 |
San Fernando | Resistencia | 3,489 | 390,874 | 365,637 | 112.03 |
San Lorenzo | Villa Berthet | 2,135 | 14,702 | 14,252 | 6.88 |
Sargento Cabral | Colonia Elisa | 1,651 | 15,899 | 15,030 | 9.63 |
Tapenagá | Charadai | 6,025 | 4,097 | 4,188 | 0.68 |
25 de Mayo | Machagai | 2,358 | 29,215 | 28,070 | 12.39 |
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "República Argentina por provincia o jurisdicción". Censo 2010. INDEC. 28 Februar 2012. Archived frae the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2012.
- ↑ "I.A.D.E.R". Archived frae the original on 21 Februar 2013. Retrieved 8 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ a b "Cuadro P1-P. Provincia del Chaco. Población total y variación intercensal absoluta y relativa por departamento" (PDF). INDEC. 2010. Retrieved 16 Apryle 2012.[deid airtin]
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