Ushuaia Department

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Ushuaia Department
Ushuaia (Provincia de Tierra del Fuego - Argentina).svg
Location of Ushuaia Department within Tierra del Fuego Province
Coordinates: 54°48′58″S68°19′25″W / 54.81611°S 68.32361°W / -54.81611; -68.32361
Country Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Province Tierra del Fuego Province
Head town Ushuaia
Area
[1]
  Total
9,390 km2 (3,630 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
56,956
  Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)

Ushuaia Department (Spanish : Departamento Ushuaia) is a department of Argentina in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. The capital city of the department is situated in Ushuaia.

Off the eastern end of the main island, separated by the Le Maire Strait, is Isla de los Estados (English: Staten Island, from the Dutch Stateneiland).

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References

  1. "Provincia según departamento. Población, superficie y densidad. Años 1991 y 2001". Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2017.