Bariloche Departamento Bariloche
Department
Location of Bariloche within Río Negro
Country	Argentina
Province	Río Negro
Capital	San Carlos de Bariloche
Area
• Total	5,415 km2 (2,091 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	164,152
• Density	30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)

Bariloche is a department of Río Negro Province, Argentina.^[1][2]

The department lies in the extreme west of the Rio Negro province.

Its borders adjoin:

• Neuquén Province to the north
• Pilcaniyeu and Ñorquincó departments to the east
• Chubut Province to the south
• Chile on the west

The city of San Carlos de Bariloche functions as the administrative centre of the province.