Chubut Province
province of Argentina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chubut is a Province of Argentina. It is in the region called Patagonia.
Chubut
Provincia del Chubut Talaith Chubut | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): "Ni muerte ni esclavitud. Solo patria y libertad" (Spanish) "Neither death nor slavery. Only motherland and freedom" "Nid marwolaeth na caethwasanaeth. Dim ond mamwlad a rhyddid" (Welsh) | |
 Location of Chubut within Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′S 65°06′W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Rawson |
| Languages | Spanish, Welsh |
| Departments | 15 |
| Municipalities and communes | 47 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mariano Arcioni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 224,686 km2 (86,752 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 509,108 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | chubutense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-U |
| Website | www |
Some important cities are Comodoro Rivadavia, Trelew, Puerto Madryn, Rawson and Esquel.
The province borders Río Negro in the north, Santa Cruz in the south, and Chile to the west.
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