El Maitén
Town in Chubut, Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Maitén is a town in Argentina in Cushamen Department on the margins of the Chubut River, on the northwest of Chubut Province, in Patagonia. In older times it was the intermediate point in the railroad tracks of the Old Patagonian Express between the towns of Ingeniero Jacobacci and Esquel.
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El Maitén | |
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Coordinates: 42°03′S 71°10′W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Chubut |
Department | Cushamen |
Founded | 22 December 1942 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Oscár Rubén Currilén (Justicialist Party) |
Elevation | 625 m (2,051 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,782 |
Demonym | Maitenense |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
CPA base | U9210 |
Dialing code | +54 2945 |
Climate | Csb |
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