| Río Chico | |
| Settlement Type: | Department |
| Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santa Cruz |
| Seat: | Gobernador Gregores |
| Population Total: | 2,926 |
| Area Total Km2: | 34262 |
Río Chico Department is a department in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has a population of 2,926 (2001) and an area of 34,262 km2. The seat of the department is in Gobernador Gregores.
According to a June 2008 estimate from INDEC the population of the department is 3,107.[1]
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,588 | 1,960 | 2,256 | 2,063 | 2,654 | 2,926 | ||||
| Variation | align=center | - | align=center | -24.26% | +15.10% | align=center | -8.55% | +28.64% | +10.24% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, INDEC