Río Chico Department, Santa Cruz
Río Chico Department is a department in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has an area of 34,262 km2 and had a population of 6,314 at the 2022 Census. Cardiel Lake is located in this department. The seat of the department is in Gobernador Gregores.
Municipalities and communes
Demography
According to the 2022 Census from INDEC the population of the department is 6,314.Table with the demographic evolution of the Río Chico Department according to the national censuses and the variation between censuses in percentage:
| 1947 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2010 | 2022 | |
| Population | 2,588 | 1,960 | 2,256 | 2,063 | 2,654 | 2,926 | 5,158 | 6,314 |
| Variation | - | -24.26% | +15.10% | -8.55% | +28.64% | +10.25% | +76.28% | +22.41% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, INDEC