Chubut Province

Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina. It was settled by Welsh-speaking Britons during the 19th century.

The largest city, with 125,000 inhabitants, is Comodoro Rivadavia in the south of the province. The administrative capital is Rawson — a small town near northern Chubut's largest city, Trelew. Other important cities are Puerto Madryn, Esquel, and Sarmiento. Gaiman is a cultural and demographic centre of the region known as Y Wladfa in which Welsh-Argentinians are concentrated.

The province is divided into 15 departments (Spanish: departamentos).

Department (Capital)

1. Cushamen Department (Leleque)
2. Escalante Department (Comodoro Rivadavia)
3. Florentino Ameghino Department (Camarones)
4. Futaleufú (Esquel)
5. Gaiman Department (Gaiman)
6. Gastre Department (Gastre)
7. Languiñeo Department (Tecka)
8. Mártires Department (Las Plumas)
9. Paso de Indios Department (Paso de Indios)
10. Rawson Department (Rawson)
11. Río Senguerr Department (Alto Río Senguerr)
12. Sarmiento Department (Sarmiento)
13. Tehuelches Department (José de San Martín)
14. Telsen Department (Telsen)
15. Viedma Department (Puerto Madryn)

See also

• Chubut Valley

See also: Chubut Province, 19th century, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Catamarca Province, Chaco Province, Chubut Valley