Neuquén is a province of Argentina. It is in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Chile to the west and Mendoza Province to the northeast. The name comes from the Neuquén River.
Neuquén
Provincia de Neuquén | |
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| Province of Neuquén | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 38°57′06″S 68°04′28″W / 38.95167°S 68.07444°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Neuquén |
| Divisions | 16 departments |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Omar Gutiérrez |
| • Senators | Oscar Parrilli, Silvia Sapag, Lucila Crexell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94,078 km2 (36,324 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 551,266 |
| • Rank | 16th |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Neuquino |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-Q |
| HDI (2019) | 0.852 Very High (10th)[2] |
| Website | neuquen |
Neuquén is one of the richest provinces in Argentina. There is a lot of natural gas and petroleum production.
National parks
changeThere are four national parks: Los Arrayanes National Park, Lanín National Park, the Nahuel Huapí National Park, and the Laguna Blanca National Park.
References
change- ↑ "Censo 2010 Argentina resultados definitivos: mapas". 200.51.91.231. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ↑ "Información para el desarrollo sostenible: Argentina y la Agenda 2030" (PDF) (in Spanish). United Nations Development Programme. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
| Provinces of Argentina | 
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| Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán | |
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