Río Pico | |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Coordinates: | -44.1797°N -71.3692°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Chubut Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Tehuelches Department |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 1055 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | Csb |
Timezone1: | ART |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Río Pico is a town in Tehuelches Department, province of Chubut, Argentina.
The town owes its name to the engineer Octavio Pico Burgess (1837–1892), in honor of his task as an expert in the border conflict between Argentina and Chile.
In 2001 the town had 1,055 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), representing an increase of 11.3% compared to the 948 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) in the previous census.
A weather station in the town worked briefly in 1928. Like nearby Balmaceda, Río Pico has a cold-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csc).