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Neuquén

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Also known as Neuquen city, Ciudad de Neuquen

Neuquén (; ) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department within that province, located in the extreme east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén rivers which form the Río Negro, making it part of the ecoregion of Alto Valle del Río Negro. The city had 287,787 inhabitants, and the surrounding Neuquén – Plottier – Cipolletti conurbation had a population of more than 500,000 at the 2022 Census, making it the largest urban agglomeration in Patagonia.

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Neuquén is the capital city of Argentina's Neuquén Province, situated where the Limay and Neuquén rivers meet to form the Río Negro in the Patagonia region. With nearly 300,000 residents in the city itself and over 500,000 in the surrounding metropolitan area, it is the largest urban center in Patagonia.

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Key facts

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Official name
Neuquén
Country
Argentina
Located in
Confluencia Department
Population
289763
Area
63
Elevation
270
Time zone
UTC−03:00
Capital of
Confluencia Department
Official website
www.neuquencapital.gov.ar
Image
26-Ciudad de Neuquen.jpg
Dialing code
299
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Commons category
Neuquén
topic's main category
Category:Neuquén
twinned administrative body
Valdivia
category for people born here
Q32665898
category of associated people
Category:People from Neuquén
inception
1904-09-12
native label
Neuquén
different from
Neuquén River
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
P12749
Otto von Bismarck
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • History
  • Neuquén as an Argentine Province
  • Climate
  • Museums and historical landmarks
  • Sport
  • Sister cities
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Neuquén (; ) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department within that province, located in the extreme east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén rivers which form the Río Negro, making it part of the ecoregion of Alto Valle del Río Negro. The city had 287,787 inhabitants, and the surrounding Neuquén – Plottier – Cipolletti conurbation had a population of more than 500,000 at the 2022 Census, making it the largest urban agglomeration in Patagonia.

Founded in 1904, it is the newest provincial capital city in Argentina.

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

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