Ushuaia Department

Ushuaia Department
Department
Location of Ushuaia Department within Tierra del Fuego Province
Location of Ushuaia Department within Tierra del Fuego Province
Coordinates: 54°48′58″S 68°19′25″W / 54.81611°S 68.32361°W / -54.81611; -68.32361
Country Argentina
ProvinceTierra del Fuego Province
Head townUshuaia
Area
[1]
 • Total
9,390 km2 (3,630 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
56,956
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

Ushuaia Department (Spanish: Departamento Ushuaia) is a department of Argentina in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. The capital city of the department is situated in Ushuaia.

Off the eastern end of the main island is Isla de los Estados (English: Staten Island, from the Dutch Stateneiland).

  1. ^ "Provincia según departamento. Población, superficie y densidad. Años 1991 y 2001". Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2017.