Chubut Province

Chubut (Spanish: Provincia del Chubut, IPA: [tʃuˈβut]; Welsh: Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range to the west, and the Atlantic ocean to the east. The province's name derives from the Tehuelche word chupat, meaning "transparent," their description of the Chubut River.

Chubut Provincia del Chubut  (Spanish) Talaith Chubut  (Welsh)
Province
Province of Chubut
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  "Ni muerte ni esclavitud. Solo patria y libertad"  (Spanish) "Na marwolaeth na caethwasiaeth. Dim ond mamwlad a rhyddid"  (Welsh) "Neither death nor slavery. Only motherland and freedom"
Location of Chubut within Argentina
Country	Argentina
Capital	Rawson
Languages	Spanish Welsh
Departments	15
Municipalities and communes	47
Government
• Governor	Mariano Arcioni (ChuSoTo)
• Vice Governor	Ricardo Sastre (ChuSoTo)
• Legislature	27
• National Deputies	5
• National Senators	Carlos Linares (FDT) Edith Terenzi (JXC) Ignacio Torres (JXC)
Area Ranked 3rd
• Total	224,686 km2 (86,752 sq mi)
Population  (2010[1])
• Total	509,108
• Rank	18th
• Density	2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	chubutense
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-U
HDI (2019)	0.852 Very High (10th)[2]
Website	www.chubut.gov.ar

The largest city is Comodoro Rivadavia in the south of the province; it has 180,000 inhabitants. The administrative capital is Rawson (40,000). Other important cities are Puerto Madryn, Trelew, Esquel and Sarmiento. Gaiman is a cultural and demographic centre of the region known as "Y Wladfa" in which Welsh-Argentines are concentrated. Of the 25,000 Welsh speakers in Argentina,[3] 5,000 live in the Chubut region,[4] particularly in the early Welsh settlements of Gaiman, Trelew and Trevelin.