Chubut Province

Chubut
Province
Province of Chubut Provincia del Chubut (Spanish) Talaith Chubut (Welsh)
Lake Futalaufquen in the Andes
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  "Ni muerte ni esclavitud. Solo patria y libertad"  (Spanish) "Na marwolaeth na caethwasiaeth. Dim ond mamwlad a rhyddid"  (Welsh) "Neither death nor slavery. Only motherland and freedom"
Location of Chubut within Argentina
Country	Argentina
Capital	Rawson
Languages	Spanish Welsh
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 Ranked 3rd
• Total	224,686 km2 (86,752 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census[1])
• Total	603,120
• Rank	18th
• Density	2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Demonym	chubutense
GDP [2]
• 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)[3]
Website	www.chubut.gov.ar

Chubut (Spanish: Provincia del Chubut, IPA: [tʃuˈβut]; Welsh: Talaith Chubut Welsh pronunciation: [taˈlaɪθ ˈχɨbɨt]) 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 (bordering Chile), 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.

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.