Theme Week Patagonia – Río Gallegos
Saturday, 30 September 2023 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: South America / Südamerika General
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Base Aérea Militar Río Gallegos © Arcibel/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Río Gallegos is the capital and largest settlement of the
Patagonian province of
Santa Cruz in
Argentina . Located in the department of
Güer Aike , it has a population of about 98,000, according to the 2010
census (
INDEC ), a 24% increase from the 79,000 in the 2001 census (INDEC). The city bears the name of the
Gallegos River , and sits on its
estuary 2,636 km (1,638 mi) south from the Argentine federal capital
Buenos Aires .
Established on 19 December 1885 to increase Argentine power over southern Patagonia, Río Gallegos became the capital of the then Territory of Santa Cruz in 1888, retaining its status when the territory became a province in 1957. In the 1982 Falklands War , the city airport was base of Argentine Air Force Mirage III interceptors and A-4 Skyhawks strike aircraft. Néstor Kirchner , later President of Argentina , served as the city’s mayor from 1987 to 1991 and is interred in a mausoleum in the city’s cemetery.
Kirchner mausoleum © flickr.com - Nicolas Giorgetti/cc-by-sa-2.0
Birds in the area include the
thrush ,
rhea ,
chingolo (
rufous-collared sparrow ),
Chilean flamingo ,
upland goose and
black-necked swan .
Gray foxes are predators on the sheep ranched in the city. Other animals found in the area include the
guanaco .
On the outskirts of Rio Gallegos there is a wide variety of native plants, including
calafates ,
anartrofilos ,
oxalis ,
violets and
pansies ,
paper flowers ,
calceolarias , hipoqueris,
leucerias ,
perezias ,
senecios , mata arrears, senecio miser,
amancay ,
lilies , lily of the field.
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