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 .
| City | |||||
| 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.