title: Río Chico Department, Santa Cruz
text: # Río Chico Department, Santa Cruz
  
  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.
  
  ## Municipalities and communes
  
  * Bajo Caracoles
  * Gobernador Gregores
  * Hipólito Yrigoyen
  * Río Olnie
  
  ## Demography
  
  According to a June 2008 estimate from INDEC the population of the department is 3,107.
  
  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 | - | -24.26% | +15.10% | -8.55% | +28.64% | +10.24% |
  
  Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, INDEC
  
  