Rio Grande ( Spanish: Río Grande ) is a city and port in southern Argentina . The largest city in the province of Tierra del Fuego and the administrative center of the department of the same name .
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Rio grande | |||||
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Spanish Rio grande | |||||
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A country | Argentina | ||||
Provinces | Tierra del Fuego | ||||
The Department | Rio grande | ||||
Quartermaster | Gustavo Melilla | ||||
History and Geography | |||||
Based | July 11, 1921 | ||||
Square | |||||
Center height | 0 m | ||||
Timezone | UTC − 3 , summer UTC − 2 | ||||
Population | |||||
Population | 65 475 people ( 2010 ) | ||||
Katoykonim | riograndense | ||||
Official language | Spanish | ||||
Digital identifiers | |||||
Telephone code | +54 02964 | ||||
Postcode | V9420 | ||||
riogrande.gob.ar (Spanish) | |||||
Geography
The city is located in the extreme south of Argentina, on the northeast coast of Tierra del Fuego , at the mouth of the Rio Grande River . One of the most southern cities in the world (south only Ushuaia , Tolyuin and several Chilean villages ).
The landscape around the city is a hilly plain, almost completely devoid of vegetation. Basically, plants are represented by meadows, trees are rare. This is due to the prevailing strong winds of the Southern Ocean and a semi-arid climate.