Almirante Brown Department
Department in Chaco, Argentina
26°31′S 61°10′W / 26.517°S 61.167°W / -26.517; -61.167Almirante Brown Department is the westernmost department of Chaco Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 28,000 inhabitants in an area of 17,276 km2, and its capital city is Pampa del Infierno, which is located around 1,265 km from the Capital federal.
The department is named in honour of William Brown (1777 -1857), the Irish born commander in chief of the Argentine Navy.
Attractions
The city of Pampa del Infierno hosts the annual Fiesta Provincial del Chivo (Provincial Goat Festival).
Settlements
- Concepción del Bermejo
- Los Frentones
- Pampa del Infierno
- Taco Pozo
References
External links
- Pampa del Infierno webpage (Spanish)
- Provincial site
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- Almirante Brown
- Bermejo
- Chacabuco
- Comandante Fernández
- Doce de Octubre
- Dos de Abril
- Fray Justo Santa María de Oro
- General Belgrano
- General Donovan
- General Güemes
- Independencia
- Libertad
- Libertador General San Martín
- Maipú
- Mayor Luis Jorge Fontana
- Nueve de Julio
- O'Higgins
- Presidencia de la Plaza
- Primero de Mayo
- Quitilipi
- San Fernando
- San Lorenzo
- Sargento Cabral
- Tapenagá
- Veinticinco de Mayo
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