Picunches Department

Picunches
Department
CountryArgentina
ProvinceNeuquén
CapitalLas Lajas
Area
 • Total
5,913 km2 (2,283 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
8,495[1]
 • Density1.437/km2 (3.721/sq mi)
Important citiesLas Lajas

Picunches is a department located in the west of Neuquén Province, Argentina.

Geography

The Department is surrounded by Loncopué Department in the north, Confluencia Department in the northeast, Zapala Department in the southwest, Catán Lil Department in the south, Aluminé Department in the southwest and Chile in the west.

References

  1. ^ "En Neuquén somos 710.814 habitantes según el Censo 2022". LM Neuquén (in Spanish). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

38°31′24″S 70°21′42″W / 38.52333°S 70.36167°W / -38.52333; -70.36167