Río Colorado (Río Negro)
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| location | 38 ° 59 ′ S , 64 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 59 m | ||
| Population (2001): | 13,675 | ||
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 Río Negro
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| Department : | Pichi Mahuida | ||
| Mayor: | Juan Alfonso Villalba, UCR | ||
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| Postal code : | R8138 | ||
| Telephone code: | 02931 | ||
Río Colorado is the capital of the Pichi Mahuida department in the Río Negro Province in southern Argentina .
history
During the desert campaign in 1879, Julio Argentino Roca's troops crossed the Río Colorado and pitched their camp in a shady spot on the far bank and named it Buena Parada (Good Stopping Place). In the 20th century, Buena Parada became the capital of the Adolfo Alsina department . With the construction of the railway, a train station was built about 3 kilometers away and the population was relocated. This became Río Colorado, the date of which is March 29, 1901.
Festivals
- Regata Aniversario de Río Colorado (February).
- Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (October 21), patron saint
- Fiesta Provincial de la Ganadería (November).
Web links
- Río Colorado (Spanish)
- IFAM population data (Spanish)
- 7 noticias - News about Río Colorado (Spanish)