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Chubut Province

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province of Argentina

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Chubut Province is a region located in southern Argentina, known for its vast landscapes and natural resources. It matters because it is an important area for Argentina's economy, particularly in industries like oil extraction and fishing, and it is home to significant wildlife and natural attractions that draw tourism.

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Demonym
chubutense
Country
Argentina
Located in
Argentina
Capital
Rawson
Population
592621
Area
224686
Elevation
447
Time zone
UTC−03:00
Shares border with
Aysén Region
Official website
www.chubut.gov.ar
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native label
Talaith Chubut
Commons category
Chubut Province
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Category:Chubut Province
category for people born here
Category:Births in Chubut Province
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Chubut Province
category of associated people
Category:People from Chubut Province
inception
1865-07-28
language used
Welsh
number of viewers/listeners
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Encyclopedic overview

Chubut (Spanish: Provincia del Chubut [tʃuˈβut] – from Tehuelche chupat 'transparent'; Welsh: Talaith Chubut [taˈlaɪθ ˈχɨbɨt]) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range to the west (bordering Chile), and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The province's name derives from the Tehuelche word chupat, meaning 'transparent', their description of the Chubut River.

The largest city is Comodoro Rivadavia in the south of the province; it had 199,369 inhabitants at the 2022 Census. The administrative capital is Rawson (27,157). Other important cities are Puerto Madryn (97,625), Trelew (104,657), Esquel (36,624) and Sarmiento (13,892). Gaiman (6,376) is a cultural and demographic centre of the region known as Y Wladfa in which Welsh-Argentines are concentrated.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chubut Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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