Río Pico, Chubut Explained

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.

Population

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.

Climate

A weather station in the town worked briefly in 1928. Like nearby Balmaceda, Río Pico has a cold-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csc).

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