Neuquén Province
Neuquén is a province of Argentina. It is in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Chile to the west and Mendoza Province to the northeast. The name comes from the Neuquén River.
Provincia de Neuquén | |
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Province of Neuquén | |
Coordinates: 38°57′06″S 68°04′28″W / 38.95167°S 68.07444°WCoordinates: 38°57′06″S 68°04′28″W / 38.95167°S 68.07444°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Capital | Neuquén |
Divisions | 16 departments |
Government | |
• Governor | Omar Gutiérrez |
• Senators | Oscar Parrilli, Silvia Sapag, Lucila Crexell |
Area | |
• Total | 94,078 km2 (36,324 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 551,266 |
• Rank | 16th |
• Density | 5.85967/km2 (15.17647/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
ISO 3166 code | AR-Q |
HDI (2019) | 0.852 Very High (10th)[2] |
Website | neuquen |
Neuquén is one of the richest provinces in Argentina. There is a lot of natural gas and petroleum production.
National parks
There are four national parks: Los Arrayanes National Park, Lanín National Park, the Nahuel Huapí National Park, and the Laguna Blanca National Park.
Neuquén Province Media
Reconstructed skeleton of the sauropod Argentinosaurus. It is among the largest known dinosaurs found in Neuquén.
Lanín a large stratovolcano in Neuquén
El Chocón Dam, the third most important in Argentina.
A snowboarder in San Martín de los Andes.
References
- ↑ "Censo 2010 Argentina resultados definitivos: mapas". 200.51.91.231. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ↑ "Información para el desarrollo sostenible: Argentina y la Agenda 2030" (PDF) (in español). United Nations Development Programme. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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 |