Sarmiento Department is a
department of
Chubut Province
Chubut ( from Tehuelche language, Tehuelche 'transparent'; ) is a provinces of Argentina, province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa ...
in
Argentina
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.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 8,724 inhabitants in an area of 14,563 km², and its capital city is
Sarmiento, which is located around 1,909 km from the
Capital federal
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.
Settlements
*
Buen Pasto
*
Sarmiento
*Matasiete
*Las Pulgas
*Los Manantiales
*Puerto El Chulengo
External links
Patagonia website
Departments of Chubut Province
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