O'Higgins Department

The department O'Higgins is located in the center of Chaco Province in northwestern Argentina and is one of 25 administrative units in the province.

It is bordered on the north by the departments Independencia and Comandante Fernández, on the east by the department of San Lorenzo, on the south by the Departamento Mayor Luis Jorge Fontana and to the west by the departments Chacabuco, Nueve de Julio and General Belgrano.

The capital of the department is San Bernardo O'Higgins. It is 190 kilometers from the provincial capital Resistencia away.

Population

According to estimates by the INDEC, the population of the department increased from 19,231 inhabitants (2001) to 24,913 inhabitants in 2005.

Cities and Towns

The department O'Higgins is divided into the following municipalities:

  • La Clotilde
  • La Tigra
  • San Bernardo

Almirante Brown | Bermejo | Chacabuco | Comandante Fernández | Doce de Octubre | Dos de Abril | Fray Justo Santa María de Oro | General Belgrano | General Donovan | General Güemes | Independence | Libertad | Libertador General San Martín | Maipú | Mayor Luis Jorge Fontana | Nueve de Julio | O'Higgins | Presidencia de la Plaza | Primero de Mayo | Quitilipi | San Fernando | San Lorenzo | Sargento Cabral | Tapenagá | Veinticinco de Mayo

  • Department ( Chaco )
Independencia Department, Chaco San Lorenzo Department, Chaco Mayor Luis Jorge Fontana Department Chacabuco Department, Chaco Nueve de Julio Department, Chaco General Belgrano Department, Chaco Resistencia, Chaco Almirante Brown Department Bermejo Department, Chaco Doce de Octubre Department Dos de Abril Department General Donovan Department Libertad Department, Chaco Presidencia de la Plaza Department Primero de Mayo Department Quitilipi Department San Fernando Department Sargento Cabral Department Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Chaco
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