Chaco Province facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Chaco
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Location of Chaco within Argentina
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| Country |  Argentina |
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| Capital and Largest City | Resistencia | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 99,633 km2 (38,469 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 1,055,259 | ||
| • Rank | 10th | ||
| • Density | 10.59/km2 (27.4/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | chacoan, chaqueño | ||
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | AR-H | ||
The Province of Chaco is a province in northeastern Argentina. There were 1,055,259 as of 2010. The province has an international border with the Paraguay. The capital and largest city is Resistencia.
Half of the people who live here are below the poverty line.
Chaco is from the word chacú. It is a Quechua word used for hunting by the people of the Inca Empire.
| Provinces of Argentina |  |
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| Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán | |
Images for kids
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Dock on a southeastern wetland close to Paraná River
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La Sabana and its new railway station in 1899
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Territorial Governor's House
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The Provincial Government House. Designed in 1955, political disputes delayed its completion until 1972.
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Tannin factory in Puerto Tirol.
See also
In Spanish: Provincia del Chaco para niños
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