Trelew

Trelew
Trelew city centre
Trelew city centre
Coat of arms of Trelew
Trelew is located in Chubut
Trelew
Trelew
Location of Trelew in Argentina
Trelew is located in Argentina
Trelew
Trelew
Trelew (Argentina)
Coordinates: 43°15′S 65°18′W / 43.250°S 65.300°W / -43.250; -65.300
Country Argentina
Province Chubut
DepartmentRawson
FoundedOctober 20, 1886
Founded byLewis Jones
Government
 • MayorAdrián Maderna
Area
 • Total249 km2 (96 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total97,915
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
DemonymTrelewense
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA base
U9100
Dialing code+54 280
ClimateBWk

Trelew (Spanish pronunciation: [tɾeˈlew],[1] from Welsh: tref "town" and the name of the founder, Lewis Jones) is a city in the eastern part of the Chubut Province of Argentina. Located in Patagonia, the city is the largest and most populous in the low valley of the Chubut River, with 97,915 inhabitants as of 2010. The Trelew municipality is part of the Rawson Department, whose capital, Rawson, is also the provincial capital.

Trelew is an important commercial and industrial centre for the region and is the main hub for wool processing, accounting for 90 percent of activity in Argentina. The produce of this industry is mainly shipped and exported through Puerto Madryn and Puerto Deseado.

Trelew is home to the Museum of Paleontology Egidio Feruglio, showcasing the paleontological heritage of the Patagonic region, and considered one of the most important of its kind in South America. It also has an Astronomic and Planetary Observatory.

The city is served by the Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport, of both civilian and military use. The airport's runway is shared with the Almirante Zar Naval Base, home of the Lockheed P-3 Orion squadron of the Argentine Naval Aviation.