Futaleufú | |
Official Name: | Departamento Futaleufú |
Mapsize: | 125px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Esquel |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Rafael Williams PJ |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Established Date: | February 25, 1906 |
Founder: | ? |
Area Total Km2: | 9435 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change 1991-2001 |
Population Blank1: | +21.95% |
Population Total: | 37540 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | -42.9°N -90°W |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | U9200 |
Area Code: | 02945 |
Website: | http://www.esquel.gov.ar |
Blank Name: | Resident |
Blank Info: | ? |
Blank1 Name: | Distance to Buenos Aires |
Blank1 Info: | 1,998km |
Blank2 Name: | Distance to Rawson, Chubut |
Blank2 Info: | ? |
Blank3 Name: | Patron |
Blank3 Info: | ? |
Futaleufú (Spanish pronunciation: [<nowiki/>[[International Phonetic Alphabet|futaleʊ̯ˈfu]]]) is a department in the north west of Chubut Province, Argentina. Its main town and capital is Esquel to the north, with Trevelin and El Corcovado as the only other towns of significant size. Other settlements are Cerro Centinela, Aldea Escolar, Los Cipreses and Lago Rosario. The population of the department is 37,500 inhabitants as per the, which represents a population density of fewer than 4 inhabitants/km2.
The partido is bordered to the north by the Cushamen Department, to the south and east by the Languiñeo Department and to the west by Chile. The name comes from the Futaleufú River, which originates in the Los Alerces National Park and flows through the department into Chile and on to the Pacific Ocean.