Cutral Có is a city in the
Confluencia Department
Confluencia is a department located in the east of Neuquén Province in Argentina.
Neuquén, the capital city of the province, is located in this department.
The department is named ''Confluencia'' after the confluence of the rivers Río Neuquén ( ...
of
Neuquén Province in
Argentina
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. It is part of the statistical area formed with neighboring
Plaza Huincul
Plaza Huincul is a small city in Neuquen province, with a population of around 13,000 people, located in southwestern Argentina. It is approximately south-west from the capital, Buenos Aires. Plaza Huincul is located in the middle of the desert ...
.
The settlement is located in the desert, it was founded in 1933 after the discovery of oil. The majority of the economy is based on the
petrochemical industry
The petrochemical industry is concerned with the production and trade of petrochemicals. A major part is constituted by the plastics (polymer) industry. It directly interfaces with the petroleum industry, especially the downstream sector.
Comp ...
. Cutral-Có is home to several multinational corporations such as
Repsol-YPF
Repsol S.A.
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and
Petrobras.
Following the 1992
privatization
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of
YPF
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, thousands of people lost their jobs in the city's important
industrial action
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.
There are plans to transport water from the
Río Neuquén
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Rio or Río may also refer to:
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* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
in order to introduce agriculture to the region.
The city used to have its own
airport
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.
Climate
References
External links
Federal websiteMunicipal website
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Populated places in Neuquén Province
Populated places established in 1933