Chubut Province

province of Argentina
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Chubut is a Province of Argentina. It is in the region called Patagonia.

Chubut
Provincia del Chubut
Talaith Chubut
Flag of Chubut
Coat of arms of Chubut
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
Location of Chubut within Argentina
Coordinates: 43°18′S 65°06′W / 43.300°S 65.100°W / -43.300; -65.100
CountryArgentina
CapitalRawson
LanguagesSpanish, Welsh
Departments15
Municipalities and communes47
Government
 • GovernorMariano Arcioni
Area
 • Total224,686 km2 (86,752 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total509,108
 • Density2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
Demonymchubutense
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-U
Websitewww.chubut.gov.ar

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.

References

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