Río Negro Province
Argentine Patagonian province with diverse climate and economy.
Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located in northern Patagonia. Its capital is Viedma near the Atlantic outlet of the province's namesake river, and its largest city is Bariloche in the Andean foothills.
- Capital
- Viedma
- Largest city
- Bariloche
- First governor
- Edgardo Castello (UCR)
Reader's Guide
Río Negro is one of the five provinces that make up Argentine Patagonia. Its economy is diversified, service-based, with vigorous agricultural and light manufacturing sectors. Tourism is centered on the Andes and the Atlantic coast. The province is home to four indigenous groups: Tehuelches, Puelches, Pehuenches, and Mapuches, with the Mapuches being the largest. The province received immigrants mostly from Chile, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Did You Know?
- Río Negro is the most populous province in Patagonia, containing 30.4% of the total population in Patagonia according to the 2010 census.
- The province's climate is temperate at low elevations and very cold in the higher Andean peaks, with mean annual temperatures varying from over 15 °C in the north to less than 10 °C in the Cordillera.
- A gold mine located at Calcatreu, near Ingeniero Jacobacci, is owned by Pan American Silver; in December 2011 the provincial government repealed a law banning the use of cyanide in mineral processing.
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