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location | 38 ° 58 ′ S , 68 ° 14 ′ W | |
Population (2010): | 33,600 | |
Agglomeration : | Neuquén - Plottier - Cipolletti | |
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administration | ||
Province : | Neuquén | |
Department : | Confluencia | |
Mayor: | Sergio Adrian Gallia | |
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Postal code : | Q8316 | |
Telephone code: | 0299 |
Plottier is a city in the Department of Confluencia in the east of the Neuquén province in southwest Argentina .
origin of the name
The city bears the name of its founder, the Uruguayan doctor Alberto Plottier.
history
After the desert campaign , the first inhabitants of the city settled (then called Colonia Sayhueque ). The city was officially founded on March 26, 1935.
geography
location
Plottier lies on the left bank of the Limay River . It is located 15 km from the capital of the province .
climate
The climate in the area is temperate cold and medium dry. The annual average temperature fluctuates between 14 ° C and 12 ° C.
population
According to the INDEC 2010 census , the population of the entire city was 33,600, while 32,390 of them lived in the urban core and the remainder in rural areas. This means that the population has increased by around 41 percent compared to the 2001 census (22,874 inhabitants).
economy
The main industry in the city is the production of apples and pears .
Individual evidence
- ↑ REDATAM ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , INDEC database with results of the 2010 census