Chubut Province
Chubut is a Province of Argentina. It is in the region called Patagonia.
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Provincia del Chubut Talaith Chubut | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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 Location of Chubut within Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′S 65°06′W / 43.300°S 65.100°WCoordinates: 43°18′S 65°06′W / 43.300°S 65.100°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Rawson |
| Languages | Spanish, Welsh |
| Departments | 15 |
| Municipalities and communes | 47 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mariano Arcioni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 224,686 km2 (86,752 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 509,108 |
| • Density | 2.265864/km2 (5.868562/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-U |
| Website | www |
Some important cities are Comodoro Rivadavia, Trelew, Puerto Madryn, Rawson and Esquel.
The province borders Río Negro in the north, Santa Cruz in the south, and Chile to the west.
Chubut Province Media
Argentine Geological Society founder Victorio Angelelli (2nd from right), ca. 1950, whose study of Chubut's mineral wealth identified resources for economic development.
Government House at Rawson
Köppen climate types of Chubut, Argentina
Los Altares, Provincia de Chubut, Argentina.
- ChubutEsquel
Rada Tilly, on the Atlantic Ocean
Southern right whale in Península Valdés, its preferred sanctuary
Departments of the Province of Chubut
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