Pilcomayo is a
department in the
Argentine
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province
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of
Formosa
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. Its capital is
Clorinda, the second most populous city in the province. Pilcomayo has a surface of 5,342 km
2 and a population of 78,114 according to the . Other communities in Pilcomayo include
Laguna Blanca,
Laguna Naick Neck,
Riacho He-Hé and
Siete Palmas. The
Pilcomayo River National Park (''Parque Nacional Río Pilcomayo'') is about 45 kilometers west of Clorinda, crossed by the
Pilcomayo River
Pilcomayo (in Hispanicized spelling) ( Quechua Pillkumayu or Pillku Mayu, ''pillku'' red, ''mayu'' river, "red river", Guarani Ysyry Araguay ) is a river in central South America. At long, it is the longest western tributary of the Paraguay Riv ...
.
External links
Pilcomayo Travel guide
Departments of Formosa Province
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