Back محافظة تشاكو Arabic مقاطعة تشاكو ARZ Chaku jisk'a suyu Aymara چاکو ایالتی AZB Čiaka provincėjė BAT-SMG Чака (правінцыя) Byelorussian Чако (провинция) Bulgarian Chaco (proviñs) Breton Província del Chaco Catalan Provincia del Chaco CEB
Chaco | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
-2.svg) Location of Chaco in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 27°27′05″S 58°59′12″W / 27.45139°S 58.98667°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Capital and Largest City | Resistencia |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Leandro Zdero (UCR|Juntos por el Cambio) |
| • Deputies | 7 |
| • Senators | 3 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 99,633 km2 (38,469 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,129,606 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Density | 10.59/km2 (27.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | chacoan, chaqueño |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-H |
| Website | www |
The Province of Chaco is a province in northeastern Argentina. There were 1,129,606 as of 2022.[2] The province has an international border with Paraguay. The capital and largest city is Resistencia.
Half of the people who live here are below the poverty line.
Chaco is from the word chacú. It is a Quechua word used for hunting by the people of the Inca Empire.
- ↑ "República Argentina por provincia o jurisdicción". Censo 2010. INDEC. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ↑ INDEC. https://censo.gob.ar/index.php/datos_definitivos/.
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