Chubut Province
Chubut is a Province of Argentina. It is in the region called Patagonia.
Provincia del Chubut Talaith Chubut | |
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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 Dr. Victorio Angelelli (2nd from right), ca. 1950, whose study of Chubut's mineral wealth identified resources for economic development.
Rada Tilly, on the Atlantic Ocean.
Southern right whale in Península Valdés, its preferred sanctuary.
References
Provinces of Argentina | |
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Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán |