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Trevelin
Sign in to saveTrevelin (; ) 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 .
Key facts
- 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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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 .
== 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).