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
 • Total33,841 km2 (13,066 sq mi)
Population
 • Total113,267 (2,010)

Güer Aike Department is a department in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has a population of 113,267 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. Veintiocho de Noviembre has the next largest population with 6,145 inhabitants. The name means 'large camp' in the aonikenk (or 'tehuelche') language of southern Patagonia.

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References[edit]

  • 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