Río Chico Department, Santa Cruz

Río Chico
Location of Río Chico Department in Santa Cruz Province.
Location of Río Chico Department in Santa Cruz Province.
CountryArgentina
ProvinceSanta Cruz
SeatGobernador Gregores
Area
 • Total
34,262 km2 (13,229 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
6,314

Río Chico Department is a department in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has an area of 34,262 km2 and had a population of 6,314 at the 2022 Census.[1] The seat of the department is in Gobernador Gregores.

Municipalities and communes

Demography

According to the 2022 Census from INDEC the population of the department is 6,314.[1]

Table with the demographic evolution of the Río Chico Department according to the national censuses and the variation between censuses in percentage:

1947 1960 1970 1980 1991 2001 2010 2022
Population 2,588 1,960 2,256 2,063 2,654 2,926 5,158 6,314
Variation - -24.26% +15.10% -8.55% +28.64% +10.25% +76.28% +22.41%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, INDEC

References

  1. ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de la Republica Argentine, Census of 16 May 2022.