Chubut Province facts for kids
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Chubut
Provincia del Chubut
Talaith Chubut |
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| 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) |
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Location of Chubut within Argentina
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| Country | Argentina | ||
| Capital | Rawson | ||
| Languages | Spanish, Welsh | ||
| Departments | 15 | ||
| Municipalities and communes | 47 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 224,686 km2 (86,752 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 509,108 | ||
| Demonym(s) | chubutense | ||
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | AR-U | ||
Chubut is a Province of Argentina. It is in the region called Patagonia.
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.
| Provinces of Argentina |  |
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| Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán | |
Images for kids
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Argentine Geological Society founder Dr. Victorio Angelelli (2nd from right), ca. 1950, whose study of Chubut's mineral wealth identified resources for economic development.
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The town of Esquel.
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Rada Tilly, on the Atlantic Ocean.
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Southern right whale in Península Valdés, its preferred sanctuary.
See also
In Spanish: Provincia del Chubut para niños
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