San Fernando Department

The department of San Fernando is located in the extreme southeast of the province of Chaco in the north- western Argentina and is one of 25 administrative units in the province.

It is bordered on the north by the departments Libertad and Primero de Mayo, on the east by the province of Corrientes, in the south of the province of Santa Fe and the west by the Departamento Tapenagá.

The capital of the department of San Fernando is Resistencia.

Population

According to estimates by the INDEC, the population of the department increased from 365 637 inhabitants (2001) to 408 084 inhabitants in 2005.

Cities and Towns

The Department of San Fernando is divided into the following municipalities:

  • Barranqueras
  • Basail
  • Fontana
  • Puerto Vilelas
  • Resistencia

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