| Escalante | |
| Official Name: | Departamento Escalante |
| Mapsize: | 125px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Argentina  |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Comodoro Rivadavia |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Raúl Oscar Simoncini (PJ) |
| Established Title: | Foundation |
| Established Date: | February 23, 1901 |
| Founder: | ? |
| Area Total Km2: | 14015 |
| Population Total: | 143609 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | -45.8667°N -97°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Post code |
| Postal Code: | U9000 |
| Area Code: | 0297 |
| Website: | http://www.comodoro.gov.ar |
| Blank Name: | Resident |
| Blank Info: | escalantense |
| Blank1 Name: | Distance to Buenos Aires |
| Blank1 Info: | 1,761km |
Escalante Department is a department of Chubut Province[1] in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 143,000 inhabitants in an area of 14,015 km², and its capital city is Comodoro Rivadavia.
The department is named after doctor Wenceslao Escalante, who was part of the Ministry of Agriculture during the presidency of Julio A. Roca.