Official Name: | Barda del Medio |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and village |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Río Negro Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | General Roca |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Contralmirante Cordero |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Héctor Galli, PJ |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 1524 |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | BWk |
Elevation M: | 293 |
Timezone: | ART |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 8301 |
Area Code: | 0299 |
Barda del Medio is a village and municipality in Río Negro Province in Argentina.[1] It is located northwest of the province of Río Negro, in the General Roca department, to the north of Patagonia. The population of Barda del Medio is 6.5 km from the municipality of Contralmirante Cordero, along National Route 151, and is under its jurisdiction.
Barda del Medio is located on the left bank of the Neuquén River, opposite the Neuquén village of Vista Alegre. Dique Ballester and Isla de Manzano are located a few meters from the town center. Because the branch of the river that separated the island from the Río Negro territory dried up, it lost its status as an island and is now reclaimed by Río Negro.
It is accessed from Cipolletti, 28 km via National Route 151 and from Neuquén by Provincial Route 7.
Barda del Medio had 1524 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), representing an increase of 19.3% compared to the 1277 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) of the previous census.