Santa Cruz is divided politically in 7 departments. Limited to the north with Chubut. to the east, with the ocean Atlantic; and to the west and the south, with the Republic of Chile
Santa Cruz is part of the Region Patagónica and it is the most southern continental province in our country. |
The surface of Santa Cruz is of 243.943 km2. It is the second county in extension after Buenos Aires. In 1991 the population belonged to 161.690 inhabitants, of which 85.181 were male and 76.509, women. Population's projection for the year 2.000 belong to 204.478 inhabitants (103.760 males and 100.718 women) data of the National Institute of Statistic and Censuses INDEC). The capital is Río Gallegos. The main cities are: Pico Truncado, Río Turbio, Caleta Olivia and Puerto Deseado |
