Villa Dique Florentino Ameghino is a rural commune in
Chubut Province
Chubut ( from Tehuelche language, Tehuelche 'transparent'; ) is a provinces of Argentina, province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa ...
in southern
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
.
Ministerio del Interior
It is located next to the Florentino Ameghino Dam
The Florentino Ameghino Dam (''Dique Florentino Ameghino'') is a gravity dam in Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina, west of the city of Trelew. The dam also protects the towns in the lower Chubut River valley from flooding.
The Florentino A ...
on the Chubut River
The Chubut River (; ; ) is located in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina. Its name comes from the Tehuelche word , which means 'transparent'. The Argentine Chubut Province, through which the river flows, is named after it. Welsh settle ...
, to the west of the city of Trelew
Trelew (, from "town" and the name of the founder, Lewis Jones) is a city in the eastern part of the Chubut Province of Argentina, 21km away from the coast. Located in Patagonia, the city is the largest and most populous in the low valley of the ...
. The town had 224 residents as of the 2001 census, an 18.5% increase from the previous (1991) census, when it had 189 residents.
References
External links
Official site
Page at provincial government website
Populated places in Chubut Province
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