Cipolletti

Cipolletti
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[[File:n n i g g e r|100px|alt=|Coat of arms of Cipolletti]] Coat of arms
Cipolletti Location of Cipolletti in Argentina
Coordinates: 38°56′S 67°59′W / 38.933°S 67.983°W / -38.933; -67.983Coordinates: 38°56′S 67°59′W / 38.933°S 67.983°W / -38.933; -67.983
Country	Argentina
Province	Río Negro
Department	General Roca
Government
- Mayor	Alberto Weretilneck (Encuentro de los Rionegrinos)
Population
- Total	75,078
Demonym	cipoleño
Time zone	ART (UTC-3)
CPA base	R8324
Dialing code	+54 299

Cipolletti (Spanish pronunciation: [sipoˈleti] or [tʃipoˈleti]) is a city in north of the Patagonian province of Río Negro, Argentina, with 75,078 inhabitants as of the 2001 census [INDEC].

The city is located on the north-eastern shore of the Neuquén River, just before it is joined by the Limay River to form the Negro River, a short distance upstream from the city of General Roca. Opposite Cipolletti, across the river, lies Neuquén, capital of the province of the same name, linked to it by a road/railway bridge.

Cipolletti was founded as a fort called Confluencia by General Lorenzo Vintter, in 1881. The name was changed later, after César Cipolletti, one of the forerunners of the study of the irrigation system of the Negro River, and heart of the apple and pear cultivation zone of the Alto Valle.

References

• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
• Patagonia-Argentina.com - Tourism portal.