Rawson, Chubut
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| Coordinates: 43°18′S 65°6′W / 43.300°S 65.100°WCoordinates: 43°18′S 65°6′W / 43.300°S 65.100°W | |||
| Country | Argentina | ||
| Province | Chubut | ||
| Department | Rawson | ||
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| • Mayor | Rossana Artero | ||
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 26,306 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Rawsense | ||
| Time zone | ART (UTC−3) | ||
| CPA base | U9103 | ||
| +54 | 0280 | ||
| Climate | BWk | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Rawson (originally "Trerawson" from Welsh) is the capital of the Argentine province of Chubut, in Patagonia. It has about 26,000 inhabitants, and it is the chief town of the Rawson Department.
The city is named after Guillermo Rawson (1821–1890), Argentine Minister of the Interior, who supported the Welsh settlement in Argentina.
Rawson is located on National Route 3, about 1,360 km south of Buenos Aires, some 20 km from Trelew, and it is served by the Almirante Marco Andrés Zar Airport in Trelew. It is crossed by the Chubut River, over which the first bridge was built in 1889.
The city has a fishing port, Puerto Rawson, on the Atlantic coast, 5 km down the river.
Rawson was the first town founded by Welsh emigrants who sailed on the clipper "Mimosa" in 1865.
Rawson experiences a borderline cool desert (Köppen BWk)/cool semi-arid (BSk) climate with hot summers, cool winters and low precipitation year round.
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