title: Libertador General San Martín Department, Chaco
text: # Libertador General San Martín Department, Chaco
  
  Libertador General San Martín is a department located on the north eastern border of Chaco Province in Argentina.
  
  The provincial subdivision has a population of about 54,500 inhabitants in an area of 7,800 $km^2,$ and its capital city is General José de San Martín, which is located around 1,125 km from the Capital federal.
  
  The department and its cabecera (capital) are named after José de San Martín, the General that led Argentina to victory over the Spanish Empire in the Argentine War of Independence.
  
  ## Settlements
  
  * Ciervo Petiso
  * General José de San Martín
  * La Eduvigis
  * Laguna Limpia
  * Pampa Almirón
  * Pampa del Indio
  * Presidencia Roca
  