Chubut Province

Chubut
Province of Chubut
Provincia del Chubut (Spanish)
Talaith Chubut (Welsh)
Lake Futalaufquen in the Andes
Flag of Chubut
Coat of arms of Chubut
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
Location of Chubut within Argentina
CountryArgentina
CapitalRawson
LanguagesSpanish
Welsh
Departments15
Municipalities and communes47
Government
 • GovernorIgnacio Torres (PRO)
 • Vice GovernorGustavo Menna (UCR)
 • Legislature27
 • National Deputies5
 • National SenatorsCarlos Linares (FDT)
Edith Terenzi (JXC)
Andrea Cristina (JXC)
Area
 • Total224,686 km2 (86,752 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census[1])
 • Total603,120
 • Rank18th
 • Density2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Demonymchubutense
GDP
 • TotalUS$ 7.2 billion
 • Per capitaUS$ 11,500
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-U
HDI (2021)0.858 very high (3rd)[3]
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ "Nuevos datos provisorios del Censo 2022: Argentina tiene 46.044.703 habitantes". Infobae. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. ^ "TelluBase—Argentina Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ "El mapa del desarrollo humano en Argentina" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 25 June 2023.