Trevelin

Trevelin (; ) is a town in the western part of the Patagonian Argentine province of Chubut. The town lies on the eastern banks of the (). It is located in the department of Futaleufú, south of Esquel, and had 6,395 inhabitants at the time of the and 7,908 inhabitants in the .

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Settlement.name: Trevelin
Settlement.native_name: Trefelin
Settlement.native_name_lang: cy
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Cabañas Trevelin nieve 166.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A winter day in Trevelin
Settlement.pushpin_map: Argentina
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Trevelin in Argentina
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Futaleufú
Settlement.leader_title: Intendant
Settlement.leader_name: Héctor Ingram
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 385
Settlement.population_total: 9123
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Population: 6353
Elevation: 385
Official website: www.trevelin.gob.ar
Image: Cabañas Trevelin nieve 166.jpg
Dialing code: 2945

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native label: Trefelin
P12749: Paul Gerhardt
Commons category: Trevelin
inception: 1888-01-01
postal code: U9203

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== History == The town was important in the Welsh settlement of Chubut. It was named Trevelin (from Trefelin, the Welsh for "mill town") after the first flour mill, known as "Los Andes", was established there by in 1891. Evans had previously become well known for leading expeditions into the Pampas in search of new lands and mineral reserves, which had earned him the nickname 'El Baqueano' (meaning guide or scout).