Chubut Province
Chubut (Spanish: Provincia del Chubut, IPA: [tʃuˈβut]; Welsh: Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range to the west, and the Atlantic ocean to the east. The province's name derives from the Tehuelche word chupat, meaning "transparent". their description of the Chubut River.
Chubut
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| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Rawson |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Departments | 15 |
| Municipalities and communes | 47 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ignacio Torres (PRO) |
| • Vice Governor | Gustavo Menna (UCR) |
| • Legislature | 27 |
| • National Deputies | 5 |
| • National Senators | Carlos Linares (FDT) Edith Terenzi (JXC) Andrea Cristina (JXC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 224,686 km2 (86,752 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Total | 603,120 |
| • Rank | 18th |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | chubutense |
| GDP | |
| • Total | US$ 7.2 billion |
| • Per capita | US$ 11,500 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-U |
| HDI (2021) | 0.858 very high (3rd) |
| Website | www |
The largest city is Comodoro Rivadavia in the south of the province; it has 180,000 inhabitants. The administrative capital is Rawson (40,000). Other important cities are Puerto Madryn, Trelew, Esquel and Sarmiento. Gaiman is a cultural and demographic centre of the region known as "Y Wladfa" in which Welsh-Argentines are concentrated. Many indigenous languages are spoken in Argentina.