Pehuenches Department

Pehuenches
Department
CountryArgentina
ProvinceNeuquén
CapitalRincón de los Sauces
Area
 • Total
8,335 km2 (3,218 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
29,753
 • Density3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
Important citiesRincón de los Sauces

Pehuenches is a department located in the northeast of Neuquén Province, Argentina.[1]

Geography

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The department limits at north with Mendoza province, at northeast with La Pampa Province and at east with Rio Negro Province, Añelo Department at south, Loncopué Department at South-SouthWest, Picún Leufú Department in the southwest, Minas Department in the northwest.

Population

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According to the 2022 Argentine National Census, Pehuenches had a total population of 29,753 people and population density of 3.6 people per square kilometer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Pehuenches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina". mindat.org. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población Hogares y Viviendas 2022, Cuadro 2.15." [National Census of Population, Houses, and Housing 2022 Table 2.15.], Censo Nacional de 2022 de República Argentina [2022 National Census of the Republic of Argentina] (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de República Argentina

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