Loncopué Department

Loncopué
Department
CountryArgentina
ProvinceNeuquén
CapitalLoncopué
Area
  Total
5,506 km2 (2,126 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
7,698
  Density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Important citiesLoncopué
  • Cajón de Almanza
  • Chorriaca
  • Huitrin
  • Huncal
  • Pichaihue
  • Muchilinco
  • Quintuco
  • Huarenchenque

Loncopué is a department located in the west of Neuquén Province, Argentina.

The department is the site of an ongoing dispute between local Mapuche communities and Chinese mining interest. It is the first such conflict in Neuquén Province.