General Güemes Department, Chaco

General Güemes is the largest and the northernmost department of Chaco Province in Argentina.

Country Argentina

Head townJuan José Castelli

DemonymGüemesense

Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)

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General Güemes Department
Department
Location of General Güemes Department within Chaco Province
Coordinates: 25°56′S 60°37′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Chaco Province
Head town	Juan José Castelli
Area
• Total	25,487 km2 (9,841 sq mi)
Population
• Total	62,227
• Density	2.4415/km2 (6.3235/sq mi)
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Demonym	Güemesense
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
Postal code	H3705
Area code	03732

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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 62,000 inhabitants in an area of 25,487 km², and its capital city is Juan José Castelli, which is located around 1,305 km from the Capital federal.