Loncopué Department
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Loncopué | |
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| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Neuquén |
| Capital | Loncopué |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,506 km2 (2,126 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,457 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) |
| Important cities | Loncopué |
Loncopué is a department located in the west of Neuquén Province, Argentina.
The department is the site of an ongoing dispute between local Mapuche communities and Chinese mining interest.[1] It is the first such conflict in Neuquén Province.[1]
Geography[edit]
The Department limits with Ñorquín Department at north, Pehuenches Department at north east, Confluencia Department at east, Picunches Department at south and Chile at east.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Wagner, Lucrecia (2019). "Propuestas de inversiones chinas en territorio mapuche: resistencias a la minería metalífera en Loncopué" [Proposal of chinese investments in mapuche territory: resistances to metallic mining in Loncopué]. Estudios Atacameños (in Spanish). 63. doi:10.22199/issn.0718-1043-2019-0028.
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