Sargento Cabral Department

Department in Chaco Province, Argentina

26°56′S 59°32′W / 26.933°S 59.533°W / -26.933; -59.533Country

ArgentinaProvinceChaco ProvinceHead townColonia ElisaArea

• Total1,651 km² (637 sq mi)Population

• Total15,030 • Density9.1/km² (24/sq mi) ^[1]Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)Area code03734

Sargento Cabral is a department of Chaco Province in Argentina, named after Juan Bautista Cabral (Sergeant Cabral), a soldier in the Independence Wars.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 15,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,651 km² (637 sq mi), and its capital city is Colonia Elisa, which is located about 1,100 km (680 mi) from Buenos Aires.