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Chaco
Flag of Chaco
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Coat of arms of Chaco
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Location of Chaco within Argentina
Location of Chaco within Argentina
Country  Argentina
Capital and Largest City Resistencia
Area
 • Total 99,633 km2 (38,469 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,055,259
 • Rank 10th
 • Density 10.59/km2 (27.4/sq mi)
Demonym(s) chacoan, chaqueño
Time zone UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code AR-H

The Province of Chaco is a province in northeastern Argentina. There were 1,055,259 as of 2010. The province has an international border with the Paraguay. The capital and largest city is Resistencia.

Half of the people who live here are below the poverty line.

Chaco is from the word chacú. It is a Quechua word used for hunting by the people of the Inca Empire.

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