Puerto Madryn

Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn
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Puerto Madryn is located in Argentina
Puerto Madryn
Location of Puerto Madryn in Argentina
Coordinates: 42°46′S 65°3′W / 42.767°S 65.05°W / -42.767; -65.05Coordinates: 42°46′S 65°3′W / 42.767°S 65.05°W / -42.767; -65.05
Country Argentina
Province Chubut
Department Viedma
Government
 - Mayor Carlos Eliceche (Justicialist Party)
Population
 - Total 57,791
Demonym madrynense
Time zone ART (UTC-3)
CPA base U9120
Dialing code +54 2965

Puerto Madryn (in Welsh, Porth Madryn) is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is the head town of the Viedma Department, and has about 57,571 inhabitants according to the last census in 2001.

The town was founded on July 28, 1865, when 150 Welsh immigrants who came in the clipper Mimosa named the natural port Porth Madryn in honour of Sir Love Jones-Parry, whose estate in Wales was named "Madryn". The settlement grew as a result of the building of the Central Chubut Railway by Welsh, Spanish and Italian immigrants. This line, opened in 1888, linked it to Trelew via the lower Chubut River valley. Puerto Madryn is protected by the Golfo Nuevo, which is formed by Península Valdés and Punta Ninfas. It is an important centre for tourists visiting the natural attractions of the Península Valdés and the coast.

A new mall in the city centre has helped tourism significantly, making Puerto Madryn a more attractive place for both international and domestic tourists visiting Patagonia. It is twinned with Nefyn, a small town on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, result of its great link with Welsh culture since the Welsh settlement in Argentina. The first of a two-Test tour to Argentina by the Wales national rugby union team was played in 2006 in Puerto Madryn, a 27–25 win for Argentina. Puerto Madryn is home to two football clubs; Club Social y Atlético Guillermo Brown, who play in Nacional B and Deportivo Madryn that currently play in Torneo Argentino B.

A basketball team, Deportivo Puerto Madryn plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (LNB). Their home arena is known as the Deportivo Puerto Madryn Arena.

El Tehuelche Airport is located 10 km northwest of the city centre. Commercial flights from Buenos Aires, Ushuaia and other Argentinian cities are available. Most tourists fly into Trelew Airport as flights are restricted into Puerto Madryn due to environmental concerns.

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Geography and climate

Puerto Madryn can be found in Chubut on the Golfo Nuevo, which is formed by the Valdes Peninsula and Punta Ninfas. The climate is a temperate semi-desert, with an annual precipitation between 150 and 200 mm.

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  • Immigration in Argentina

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