Plaza Huincul

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Plaza Huincul
City
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Coordinates: 38°56′02″S 69°11′55″W / 38.9337613°S 69.1986884°W / -38.9337613; -69.1986884
Country	Argentina
Province	Neuquén
Government
• City Mayor	Juan Carlos Giannattasio (Movimiento Popular Neuquino)
Area
• Total	10,000 sq mi (30,000 km2)
Elevation	1,775 ft (541 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	13,572
• Density	1.2/sq mi (0.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
Climate	BWk

Plaza Huincul is a small city in Neuquen province, with a population of around 13,000 people, located in southwestern Argentina.^[1] It is approximately 1,288 km (800 mi) south-west from the capital, Buenos Aires.^[2] Plaza Huincul is located in the middle of the desert and grew due to an oil discovery in the area in 1918. It is said that the largest fossils in the world are found there; such as Argentinosaurus, Giganotosaurus, and Mapusaurus.

Plaza Huincul has an oil & gas refinery that belongs to YPF, an Argentinian oil company and it shares various common factors with the city of Cutral Có (mostly with its paleontological tourism).^[3] One of the most important roads in the province go through Plaza Huincul: National Road Number 22.

Its economy is mainly around oil & gas services. There is a growing number of farms that raise sheep and goats