Loncopué Department

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

Loncopué
Department
CountryArgentina
ProvinceNeuquén
CapitalLoncopué
Area
 • Total5,506 km2 (2,126 sq mi)
Population
 • Total6,457
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Important citiesLoncopué
  • Cajón de Almanza
  • Chorriaca
  • Huitrin
  • Huncal
  • Pichaihue
  • Muchilinco
  • Quintuco
  • Huarenchenque

The department is the site of an ongoing dispute between local Mapuche communities and Chinese mining interest.[1] It is the first such conflict in Neuquén Province.[1]

Geography

The Department limits with Ñorquín Department at north, Pehuenches Department at north east, Confluencia Department at east, Picunches Department at south and Chile at east.

References
  1. Wagner, Lucrecia (2019). "Propuestas de inversiones chinas en territorio mapuche: resistencias a la minería metalífera en Loncopué" [Proposal of chinese investments in mapuche territory: resistances to metallic mining in Loncopué]. Estudios Atacameños (in Spanish). 63. doi:10.22199/issn.0718-1043-2019-0028.

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