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Güer Aike Department

Coordinates: 51°37′24″S 69°12′59″W / 51.62333°S 69.21639°W / -51.62333; -69.21639
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Güer Aike
Location of Güer Aike Department in Santa Cruz Province.
Location of Güer Aike Department in Santa Cruz Province.
Country Argentina
ProvinceSanta Cruz
SeatRío Gallegos
Area
 • Total
33,841 km2 (13,066 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
92,878

Güer Aike Department is a department in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has a population of 92,878 (2001) and an area of 33,841 km². The seat of the department is in Río Gallegos which also has the majority of the population with 97,742 (2010). Veintiocho de Noviembre has the next largest population with roughly 5,200 inhabitants. The name means 'large camp' in the aonikenk (or 'tehuelche') language of southern Patagonia.

Municipalities

References

  • Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, INDEC

51°37′24″S 69°12′59″W / 51.62333°S 69.21639°W / -51.62333; -69.21639