Neuquén Province
province of Argentina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neuquén is a province of Argentina. It is in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Chile to the west and Mendoza Province to the northeast. The name comes from the Neuquén River.
Neuquén
Provincia de Neuquén | |
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| Province of Neuquén | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 38°57′06″S 68°04′28″W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Neuquén |
| Divisions | 16 departments |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Omar Gutiérrez |
| • Senators | Oscar Parrilli, Silvia Sapag, Lucila Crexell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94,078 km2 (36,324 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 551,266 |
| • Rank | 16th |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Neuquino |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-Q |
| HDI (2019) | 0.852 Very High (10th)[2] |
| Website | neuquen |
Neuquén is one of the richest provinces in Argentina. There is a lot of natural gas and petroleum production.
There are four national parks: Los Arrayanes National Park, Lanín National Park, the Nahuel Huapí National Park, and the Laguna Blanca National Park.
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