Theme Week Patagonia – Rawson
Wednesday, 27 September 2023 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: South America / Südamerika General
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Rawson is the capital of the
Argentine province of
Chubut , in
Patagonia . It has 24,616 inhabitants in 2010, 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 .
Fishing trawlers in Puerto Rawson © Raul Horacio Comes - vistasdelvalle.com.ar/cc-by-2.5
Rawson is located about 1,360 km (850 mi) south of
Buenos Aires , some 20 km (12 mi) from
Trelew , and it is served by the
Almirante Marco Andrés Zar Airport in Trelew. It lies on both sides of the
Chubut River .
The city has a fishing port,
Puerto Rawson , on the
Atlantic coast, 5 km (3 mi) down the river.
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