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Chaco is an Argentine
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....
. Its capital is Resistencia
Resistencia, Chaco

The Resistance city, in Castilian: Resistencia, is a city in northern Argentina, the capital of the Chaco Province, located on a tributary of the Paran? River....
 on the Paraná River
Paraná River

This article is about the second-longest river in South America: For the shorter river in Goi?s, central Brazil, see Paran? RiverThe Paran? River is a river in south central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina over a course of some 2,570 kilometers ....
 opposite the city of Corrientes
Corrientes

Corrientes is the capital city of the Provinces of Argentina of Corrientes Province, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paran? River, about 1,000 km from Buenos Aires and 300 km from Posadas, Misiones, on National Route 12 ....
. The second city of the province is Sáenz Peña
Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña

Presidencia Roque S?enz Pe?a is a city in the . It is the second largest in the province. It is located 170 kilometres west-northwest of the provincial capital Resistencia, Chaco, on the main rail and road route across northern Argentina to Salta....
. The province is bordered by Salta
Salta Province

Salta is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa Province, Chaco Province, Santiago del Estero Province, Tucum?n Province and Catamarca Province....
 and Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero Province

Santiago del Estero is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta Province, Chaco Province, Santa Fe Province, C?rdoba Province, Argentina, Catamarca Province and Tucum?n Province....
  to the west, Formosa
Formosa Province

Formosa Provinces of Argentina is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Its northeast end touches Asunci?n, Paraguay, and borders the provinces of Chaco Province and Salta Province to its south and west, respectively....
 to the north and east, Corrientes
Corrientes Province

Corrientes is a Provinces of Argentina in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia, Argentina. Its name means "currents" or "rapids" in Spanish....
 and the Republic of Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....
 to the southeast and Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province

Santa Fe is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes Province, Entre R?os, Buenos Aires Province, C?rdoba Province, Argentina, and Santiago del Estero Province....
 to the south (divided by the 28th parallel south
28th parallel south

The 28th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 28 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28? south passes through:...
). From 1950 to 1955, Chaco was named Presidente Perón.

haco is a Quechua word for hunting, which was the main source of food for the aboriginal people prior to the Spanish colonisation of the Americas.






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Chaco is an Argentine
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....
. Its capital is Resistencia
Resistencia, Chaco

The Resistance city, in Castilian: Resistencia, is a city in northern Argentina, the capital of the Chaco Province, located on a tributary of the Paran? River....
 on the Paraná River
Paraná River

This article is about the second-longest river in South America: For the shorter river in Goi?s, central Brazil, see Paran? RiverThe Paran? River is a river in south central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina over a course of some 2,570 kilometers ....
 opposite the city of Corrientes
Corrientes

Corrientes is the capital city of the Provinces of Argentina of Corrientes Province, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paran? River, about 1,000 km from Buenos Aires and 300 km from Posadas, Misiones, on National Route 12 ....
. The second city of the province is Sáenz Peña
Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña

Presidencia Roque S?enz Pe?a is a city in the . It is the second largest in the province. It is located 170 kilometres west-northwest of the provincial capital Resistencia, Chaco, on the main rail and road route across northern Argentina to Salta....
. The province is bordered by Salta
Salta Province

Salta is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa Province, Chaco Province, Santiago del Estero Province, Tucum?n Province and Catamarca Province....
 and Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero Province

Santiago del Estero is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta Province, Chaco Province, Santa Fe Province, C?rdoba Province, Argentina, Catamarca Province and Tucum?n Province....
  to the west, Formosa
Formosa Province

Formosa Provinces of Argentina is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Its northeast end touches Asunci?n, Paraguay, and borders the provinces of Chaco Province and Salta Province to its south and west, respectively....
 to the north and east, Corrientes
Corrientes Province

Corrientes is a Provinces of Argentina in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia, Argentina. Its name means "currents" or "rapids" in Spanish....
 and the Republic of Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....
 to the southeast and Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province

Santa Fe is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes Province, Entre R?os, Buenos Aires Province, C?rdoba Province, Argentina, and Santiago del Estero Province....
 to the south (divided by the 28th parallel south
28th parallel south

The 28th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 28 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28? south passes through:...
). From 1950 to 1955, Chaco was named Presidente Perón.

History

Chaco is a Quechua word for hunting, which was the main source of food for the aboriginal people prior to the Spanish colonisation of the Americas. Several native tribes (Guaraní
Guaraní

Guaran? are a group of culture related indigenous peoples of South America, distinguished from the related Tupi people by their use of the Guaran? language....
, Toba
Toba (tribe)

The Toba are an ethnic group in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. They are part of a larger group of indigenous inhabitants of the Gran Chaco region, called the Guaycurues....
, Wichí
Wichí

The Wich? are an indigenous people of South America. They are a large group of tribes ranging about the headwaters of the Bermejo River and the Pilcomayo River, in Argentina and Bolivia....
 and others) have persisted in the region and have important communities in this province as well as in Formosa
Formosa Province

Formosa Provinces of Argentina is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Its northeast end touches Asunci?n, Paraguay, and borders the provinces of Chaco Province and Salta Province to its south and west, respectively....
.

The first city in Chaco province was Concepción de Buena Esperanza
Concepción de Buena Esperanza

Concepci?n de Buena Esperanza was a Spain city that existed between 1585 and 1632 in current Chaco Province, Argentina. During its time it was of the most important cities in R?o de la Plata government....
, which existed between 1585 and 1632. During its existence, it was one of the most important cities in its gobernation, but attacks from local indians forced the residents to leave. In the 17th century, the San Fernando del Río Negro Jesuit mission
Mission (Christian)

A Christianity mission has been widely defined, since the Lausanne Congress of 1974, as that which is designed "to form a viable indigenous Christian Church-planting and world changing movement." This definition is motivated by a Christian theology imperative theme of the Bible to make God known, as outlined in the Great Commission....
 was founded in the area of the modern-day city of Resistencia
Resistencia, Chaco

The Resistance city, in Castilian: Resistencia, is a city in northern Argentina, the capital of the Chaco Province, located on a tributary of the Paran? River....
, but it was abandoned 15 years later.

At the end of the 19th century there were numerous confrontations between Argentina and Paraguay in the Gran Chaco
Gran Chaco

The Gran Chaco , is a sparsely populated, hot and semi-arid lowland region, of the R?o de la Plata basin, divided between eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and a portion of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso....
 area known as the War of the Triple Alliance
War of the Triple Alliance

The War of the Triple Alliance, also known as the Paraguayan War, and the Great War in Paraguay itself, was fought from 1864 to 1870, and caused more deaths than any other South American war....
, and San Fernando was reestablished, this time as a military outpost, and renamed to Resistencia in 1876.

In 1872, Territorio Nacional del Gran Chaco was created, this territory included current Formosa province and lands that now belong to Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....
. In 1884, because of the split of this administrative division, Territorio Nacional del Chaco was born. In 1951, the territory became a province, changing its name to Eva Perón province; the province recovered its historical name in 1955, when the army overthrew the government of Juan Domingo Perón. Between the end of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th, the province received a variety of immigrants. Among them were Volga German
Volga German

The Volga Germans were ethnic Germans living along the River Volga in the region of southern European Russia around Saratov and to the south. They maintained German culture, German language, traditions and churches: Evangelical Church in Germany, Reformed Church, Roman Catholicism, and Russian Mennonite....
s and Mennonite
Mennonite

The Mennonites are a group of Christianity Anabaptist denominations named after Menno Simons , though his writings articulated, and thereby, formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders....
s from Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. They (along with the other immigrants) were able to transform the hostile geography of Chaco into a productive farming region known for its milk and beef production.

Underserved by paved highways and, therefore, very dependent on passenger rail, Chaco was adversely impacted by the national rail privatizations and line closures of the early '90s. The province, in 1997, invested in SEFECHA, at the time the only publicly-owned commuter rail in Argentina. SEFECHA today carries nearly a million passengers a year and has contributed to the province's vigorous recovery from the 2002 crisis.

Geography and climate

The province lies in the Gran Chaco
Gran Chaco

The Gran Chaco , is a sparsely populated, hot and semi-arid lowland region, of the R?o de la Plata basin, divided between eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and a portion of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso....
 plains, also known as the Green Hell for its extreme weather conditions. Frequent droughts make for desert-like parts of the geography. Yet, torrential rains and occasional flood
Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
s create areas of rainforest
Rainforest

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750?2000 mm . The monsoon trough, alternately known as the intertropical convergence zone, plays a significant role in creating Earth's tropical rain forests....
 habitat.

Differences in vegetation show the unequal distribution of precipitation: An Impenetrable ("Impenetrable") dense dry forest lies in the west, with precipitations of around 600 mm per year, and the more humid east, with 1,100 mm annual precipitation, holds the Selva Chaqueña, a jungle with no dry season.

The rivers of the province end in either the Paraná River
Paraná River

This article is about the second-longest river in South America: For the shorter river in Goi?s, central Brazil, see Paran? RiverThe Paran? River is a river in south central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina over a course of some 2,570 kilometers ....
 or the Paraguay River
Paraguay River

The Paraguay River is a major river in south central South America, running through Brazil and Paraguay and running close to the border between Brazil and Bolivia as well as being the border between Paraguay and Argentina....
, and run from west to east. The most important of these are the Bermejo River
Bermejo River

The Bermejo River is a river in South America that travels a total of 1450 km from Bolivia to the Paraguay River in Argentina. The river is generally called Bermejo in spite of its different names along its way, but it also has its own Indigenous peoples of the Americasn names; in Wich? it is called Teuco, and in guaran? language it...
, Río de Oro, Guaycurú Grande, Guaycurú Chico, Salado River, Negro River
Río Negro (Uruguay)

The R?o Negro is a river in Uruguay....
, Palometa and Tapenagá.

The area is inhabited by exotic wildlife, including crocodiles
Yacare Caiman

The Yacare Caiman is a species of Caiman found in central South America, including northern Argentina, eastern Bolivia, south-west Brazil , and the rivers of Paraguay....
, monkeys, tarantula
Tarantula

Media:nxdmfgnalTarantula are a group of hairy and often very large spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species have been identified....
s, wild boar
Boar

The wild boar , or colloquially simply called the boar, is an omnivorous, wikt:gregarious mammal of the family Suidae. It is native across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and much of Asia as far south as Indonesia, and has been introduced elsewhere....
s, jaguar
Jaguar

The jaguar, Panthera onca, is a New World Felidae and one of four "big cats" in the Panthera genus, along with the tiger, lion, and leopard of the Old World....
s, giant armadillo
Giant Armadillo

The Giant Armadillo, also, variously, Tatou, Ocarro, Tatu-canastra or Tat? Carreta, Priodontes maximus is the largest living species of armadillo....
s, anaconda
Anaconda

An anaconda is a large, non-venomous snake found in tropical South America. Although the name actually applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer only to one species in particular, the common or green anaconda, Eunectes murinus, which is one of the largest snakes in the world....
s, rattlesnake
Rattlesnake

Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snake snakes, genus Crotalus and Sistrurus. They belong to the subfamily of venomous snakes known commonly as Crotalinaes....
s, and a variety of other poisonous snakes. Transport: Major highways include 11 north from Santa Fé province north via Resistencia to Formosa, 16 across the Paraná from Correntes 322 km north-west via Resistencia and Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña into Santiago del Estero province, and passing through Taco Pozo in the north-east to Salta, and 89 from Avia Terai 245 km south-west via Charata to Quimili in Santiago del Estero province. There is an airport at Resistencia.

Economy

Chaco's economy, like most in the region, is relatively underdeveloped yet has recovered vigorously, since 2002. Its economy was estimated to be US$4.4 billion in 2006, or US$4,470 per capita (half the national average and the third-lowest in Argentina). Chaco's economy is diversified; but, its agricultural sector has suffered from recurrent droughts over the past decade.

Agricultural development in Chaco is linked to the quebracho
Quebracho

Quebracho is one of the common names, in Spanish language, of at least three similar species of trees that grow in the Gran Chaco region of South America:...
 wood, and the cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
 production, which currently accounts for 60% of national production. Agriculture accounts for an elevated 17% of output and includes crops such as soy, sorghum
Sorghum

Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of Poaceae, some of which are raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture....
 and maize
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
. Sugar cane is also cultivated in the South, as well as rice and tobacco in lesser proportion.

Cattle consists of mixed races of Argentine cows with zebu
Zebu

Zebus , sometimes known as 'humped cattle' or 'indicus' cattle. They are a type of cattle better-adapted to tropics environments than the other domestic cattle, the Bos primigenius taurus or 'taurine' types....
, which adapt better to the high temperatures, grass shortage, and occasional flooding.

Industry contributes modestly to the economy (about 10%) and includes textiles (produced from local cotton), oil mills, and coal production, as well as sugar, alcohol and paper (all produced from sugar cane).

Chaco is home to the Chaco National Park
Chaco National Park

The Chaco National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the provinces of Argentina of Chaco Province. It has an area of 150 km?....
, but tourism is not a well-developed industry in the province.

Political division

The province is divided in 25 departments
Departments of Argentina

Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act....
 (Spanish departamentos). Department (Capital)

  1. Almirante Brown
    Almirante Brown Department

    Almirante Brown is the westernmost Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 28,000 inhabitants in an area of 17,276km?, and its capital city is Pampa del Infierno, which is located around 1,265km from Capital Federal....
     (Pampa del Infierno
    Pampa del Infierno

    Pampa del Infierno is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Almirante Brown Department. The town was founded on December 7 1927....
    )
  2. Bermejo Department, Chaco
    Bermejo Department, Chaco

    Bermejo is the easternmost Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 24,000 inhabitants in an area of 2,562km?, and its capital city is La Leonesa, which is located around 100km from the provincial capital....
     (La Leonesa
    La Leonesa

    La Leonesa is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Bermejo Department.La Leonesa forms an Agglomeration with the town of Las Palmes, Chaco called La Leonesa-Las Palmes....
    )
  3. Chacabuco
    Chacabuco Department, Chaco

    Chacabuco is a western Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 28,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,378km?, and its capital city is Charata, which is located around 1,100km from Capital Federal....
     (Charata
    Charata

    Charata is a city in the provinces of Argentina of Chaco Province, Argentina. It has 27,813 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Chacabuco Department and the most important city in the southwest of Chaco, located 280 km from the provincial capital Resistencia, Chaco....
    )
  4. Comandante Fernández
    Comandante Fernández Department

    Comandante Fern?ndez is a central Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 88,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,500km?, and its capital city is Presidencia Roque S?enz Pe?a, which is located around 1,120km from Capital Federal....
     (Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
    Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña

    Presidencia Roque S?enz Pe?a is a city in the . It is the second largest in the province. It is located 170 kilometres west-northwest of the provincial capital Resistencia, Chaco, on the main rail and road route across northern Argentina to Salta....
    )
  5. Doce de Octubre
    Doce de Octubre Department

    12 de Octubre is a western Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 20,000 inhabitants in an area of 2,576 km?, and its capital city is General Pinedo, Chaco, which is located around 1,060 km from Capital Federal....
     (General Pinedo
    General Pinedo, Chaco

    General Pinedo is a town in the south of the provinces of Argentina of Chaco Province, Argentina. It has about 16,000 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the 12 de Octubre Department....
    )
  6. Dos de Abril
    Dos de Abril Department

    Dos de Abril is a south western Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 7,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,594km?, and its capital city is Hermoso Campo, which is located around 1,100km from Capital Federal....
     (Hermoso Campo
    Hermoso Campo

    Hermoso Campo is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Dos de Abril Department....
    )
  7. Fray Justo Santa María del Oro
    Fray Justo Santa María del Oro Department

    Fray Justo Santa Mar?a del Oro is the most south western Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 10,500 inhabitants in an area of 2,205km?, and its capital city is Santa Sylvina, which is located around 1,000km from Capital Federal....
     (Santa Sylvina
    Santa Sylvina

    Santa Sylvina is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Fray Justo Santa Mar?a del Oro Department. The town was established in 1944....
    )
  8. General Belgrano
    General Belgrano Department, Chaco

    General Belgrano is a central Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 10,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,218km?, and its capital city is Corzuela, which is located around 1,250km from Capital Federal....
     (Corzuela
    Corzuela

    Corzuela is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the General Belgrano Department, Chaco. It was founded on April 30 1917....
    )
  9. General Donovan
    General Donovan Department

    General Donovan is a Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 13,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,487km?, and its capital city is Makall?, which is located around 1,060km from Capital Federal....
     (Makallé
    Makallé

    Makall? is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the General Donovan Department.The town is named after a battle during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 19th Century....
    )
  10. General Güemes
    General Güemes Department, Chaco

    General G?emes is the largest and the northernmost Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 62,000 inhabitants in an area of 25,487km?, and its capital city is Juan Jos? Castelli, Chaco, which is located around 1,305km from Capital Federal....
     (Juan José Castelli
    Juan José Castelli, Chaco

    Juan Jos? Castelli is a town in the provinces of Argentina of Chaco Province, Argentina. It is located 274 km from the provincial capital Resistencia, Chaco and has about 37,000 inhabitants as per the ....
    )# Independencia
    Independencia Department, Chaco

    Independencia is a central Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 20,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,871km?, and its capital city is Campo Largo, which is located around 1,229km from Capital Federal....
     (Campo Largo
    Campo Largo

    Campo Largo is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Independencia Department, Chaco.External links...
    )
  11. Libertad
    Libertad Department, Chaco

    Libertad is a Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,088square kilometre, and its capital city is Puerto Tirol....
     (Puerto Tirol
    Puerto Tirol

    Puerto Tirol is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Libertad Department, Chaco.The town was founded on August 6 1888....
    )
  12. Libertador General San Martín
    Libertador General San Martín Department, Chaco

    Libertador General San Mart?n is a Departments of Argentina located on the north eastern border of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 54,500 inhabitants in an area of 7,800square kilometre, and its capital city is General Jos? de San Mart?n, Chaco, which is located around 1,125km from Capital F...
     (General José de San Martín
    General José de San Martín, Chaco

    General Jos? de San Mart?n is a city in the north-east of the . It is named after Jos? de San Mart?n, the Argentine general that played a major role in South America's fight for independence from Spain ....
    )
  13. Maipú
    Maipú Department, Chaco

    Maip? is a central Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants in an area of 2,855 km?, and its capital city is Tres Isletas, which is located around 1,250 km from Capital Federal....
     (Tres Isletas
    Tres Isletas

    Tres Isletas is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Maip? Department, Chaco.Tres Isletas was founded in 1939. The local economy is based on agriculture, beekeeping and food production....
    )
  14. Mayor Luis Jorge Fontana (Villa Ángela
    Villa Ángela

    Villa ?ngela is a city in the provinces of Argentina of Chaco Province, Argentina, 186 km west of the provincial capital Resistencia, Chaco. It is on the Gran Chaco, a lowland region of the R?o de la Plata basin....
    )
  15. Nueve de Julio
    Nueve de Julio Department, Chaco

    Nueve de Julio is a Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 27,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,130km?, and its capital city is Las Bre?as, which is located around 1,130km from Capital Federal....
     (Las Breñas
    Las Breñas

    Las Bre?as is a city in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Nueve de Julio Department, Chaco.The economy of Las Bre?as is centrad around agriculture and farming....
    )
  16. O'Higgins
    O'Higgins Department

    O'Higgins is a Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 19,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,580km?, and its capital city is San Bernardo, Chaco, which is located around 190km from the provincial capital...
     (San Bernardo)
  17. Presidencia de la Plaza
    Presidencia de la Plaza Department

    Presidente de la Plaza is a Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants in an area of 2,284km?, and its capital city is Presidencia de la Plaza, which is located around 1,120km from Capital Federal....
     (Presidencia de la Plaza
    Presidencia de la Plaza

    Presidencia de la Plaza or simply Plaza is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Presidencia de la Plaza Department....
    )
  18. Primero de Mayo (Margarita Belén
    Margarita Belén

    Margarita Bel?n is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Primero de Mayo Department.The town became infamous when on 13 December 1976, a joint operation of the Argentine Army and the Chaco Provincial Police resulted in the Massacre of Margarita Bel?n during the so-called National Reorganization Process....
    )
  19. Quitilipi
    Quitilipi Department

    Quitilipi is a central Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 32,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,545square kilometre, and its capital city is Quitilipi, which is located around 1,160km from Capital Federal....
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    Quitilipi

    Quitilipi is a city in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Quitilipi Department.External links...
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  20. San Fernando
    San Fernando Department

    San Fernando is a Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 365,000 inhabitants in an area of 3,489km?, and its capital city is Resistencia, Chaco, which is also the provincial capital....
     (Resistencia
    Resistencia, Chaco

    The Resistance city, in Castilian: Resistencia, is a city in northern Argentina, the capital of the Chaco Province, located on a tributary of the Paran? River....
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  21. San Lorenzo
    San Lorenzo Department, Chaco

    San Lorenzo is a Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 14,000 inhabitants in an area of 2,135km?, and its capital city is Villa Berthet, which is located around 1,190km from Capital Federal....
     (Villa Berthet
    Villa Berthet

    Villa Berthet is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the San Lorenzo Department, Chaco....
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  22. Sargento Cabral
    Sargento Cabral Department

    Sargento Cabral is a Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 15,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,651km?, and its capital city is Colonia Elisa, which is located around 1,100km from Capital Federal....
     (Colonia Elisa
    Colonia Elisa

    Colonia Elisa is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Sargento Cabral Department.External links...
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  23. Tapenagá
    Tapenagá Department

    Tapenag? is a southern Departments of Argentina of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 4,000 inhabitants in an area of 6,025square kilometre, and its capital city is Charadai, which is located around 1,070km from Capital Federal....
     (Charadai
    Charadai

    Charadai is a village in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Tapenag? Department.External links...
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  24. Veinticinco de Mayo (Machagai
    Machagai

    Machagai is a city in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Chaco.External links...
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See also

  • Napalpí massacre
    Napalpí massacre

    The Napalp? massacre occurred on July 19 1924 in Napalp? in the Chaco Province of Northern Argentina. It involved the massacre of 200 indigenous people of the Toba ethnicity by the Argentine Police and ranchers....


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