Tehuelches Department | |
Official Name: | Departamento Tehuelches |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Chubut |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 5498 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.35 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | U9220 |
Coordinates: | -44.0167°N -98°W |
Area Total Km2: | 14750 |
Tehuelches Department is a department of Chubut Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a total area of 14,750 km2, and its capital city is José de San Martín, which is located around 1,870 km from the Capital federal.
According to INDEC estimates for June 2008, the population of the department reached 5.498 inhabitants.[1]
bgcolor=black colspan=20 style="color:black;" | Population evolution of the Tehuelches department according to the different national censuses and intercensal variation in % | ||||||||
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1947 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2008 | |||
Population | 4269 | 4884 | 5154 | 4728 | 4801 | 5159 | 5498 | ||
Variation | align=center | - | +14.40 % | +5.52 % | −8.26 % | +1.54 % | +7.45 % | +6.57 % |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INDEC).
The economic activities carried out are services, but the main economic activity is still sheep farming.[2]