Comodoro Rivadavia
Sky view of Comodoro Rivadavia
Nickname: "The Capital of the Wind"
Motto: A city with energy.
Country	Argentina
Province	Chubut
Department	Escalante
Founded	1901
- Mayor	Raúl O. Simoncini
Area
- City	548.2 km²
Elevation	61 m
Population (2004)
- City	139,440
- Density	254.35/km²
Time zone	GMT (UTC-3)
postal code	9000
Website: http://www.comodoro.gov.ar/index.php

Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the Gulf of San Jorge, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Cerro Chenque mountain. It is often referred to simply as Comodoro. It has a population of 137,061 as of the 2001 census [INDEC]. Image File history File links Chubut_-_Comodoro_Rivadavia1. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Robin, Bobby, Rab, Rabbie, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all nicknames for Robert). ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | UTC | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7:30 | +8 | +8... A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... In orange the area most commonly defined as Patagonia. ... Argentina is subdivided in 23 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 federal district (capital federal). ... Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the 42nd Parallel South (forming the border with the Río Negro Province) and 46th Parallel South (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... National Statistics and Censuses Institute (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC) is the Argentine government agency responsible for the collection and processing of statistical data. ...

The city was at one time the capital of Comodoro Rivadavia Territory, which existed from 1946 to 1957. The territory was a part of Chubut before and after its creation. The city is now capital of the Escalante Department. Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official name Departamento Escalante Capital Comodoro Rivadavia Country Province Argentina Chubut Foundation Founder February 23, 1901 Population:    - Total 143,609 (2001 census [INDEC])  - Density 10. ...

Comodoro Rivadavia is a commercial and transportation center for the surrounding region, the largest city of Chubut, and an important export point for a leading Argentine petroleum district. A 1,770 km pipeline conveys natural gas from Comodoro Rivadavia to Buenos Aires. The city is modern with the air of an oil-country boomtown. Pracsamp 07:34, 16 February 2007 (UTC)— Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... BUE redirects here. ...

Founded by decree on 23 February 1901 as a port for the inland settlement of Sarmiento, the first settler was Francisco Pietrobelli. Early settlers included Boers escaping British rule in South Africa. The town was named in honour of shipping minister Martín Rivadavia, a proponent of the development of southern Argentina. It has been prosperous since 1907, when a drilling crew searching for water struck oil at a depth of 540 m. February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Sarmiento is a city in the province of Chubut, Argentina. ... Boer is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for farmer which came to denote the descendants of the Afrikaans-speaking migrating farmers of the expanding eastern Cape frontier. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Oil production has begun to reduce in quantity but the area has been turning its attention to wind power. Windmills on Cerro Chenque and surrounding hills comprise South America's largest wind farm and provide 20% of Comodoro's energy needs. Wind farm in Neuenkirchen, Dithmarschen, Germany. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Wind turbines in Neuenkirchen, Dithmarschen (Germany). ...

The city is the home of the main faculty of the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. The Cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, of which the Bishop is, since 2005, Virginio Domingo Bressanelli. The Cathedral is dedicated to San Juan Bosco, the only cathedral in the world dedicated to the founder of the Salesian Order. It was inaugurated in 1979 although the crypt had been dedicated in 1949. The University of Patagonia is the principal higher education establishment in Patagonia, southern Argentina. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... The Roman Catholic Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia is a prelate bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina. ... Two bishops assist at the Exhumation of Saint Hubert, who was a bishop too, at the église Saint-Pierre in Liège. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Giovanni Merchior Bosco Giovanni Melchior Bosco, or John Bosco, (August 16, 1815 - January 31, 1888) was a priest and educator. ... St. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... Crypt is also a commonly used name of water trumpets, aquatic plants. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

Night view of the main street of the city

Playa Costanera is the city's beach. Rada Tilly is a beach resort and now suburb 12 km south of Comodoro. The National Museum of Petroleum is located in the General Mosconi district 3 km north of central Comodoro Rivadavia. It was opened in 1987 by the state-owned oil company YPF, which was later privatized (see Repsol YPF). Image File history File links Comodoro_noche1. ... Image File history File links Comodoro_noche1. ... YPFs logotype Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF -means Fiscal Petroleum Fields-) was an Argentine state-owned oil company. ... Privatization (alternately denationalization or disinvestment) is the transfer of property or responsibility from the public sector (government) to the private sector (business). ... Repsol YPF is an integrated oil and gas company with operations in 29 countries, principally Spain and Argentina. ...

Comodoro Rivadavia's airport (IATA: CRD, ICAO: SAVC) is located 17 km from the city center (at 45°47′S 67°28′W), with daily flights to Buenos Aires and other cities in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Tierra del Fuego (Spanish for Land of Fire) (English pronunciation ; Spanish ) is an archipelago, 28,476 sq mi (73,753 km²), separated from the southernmost tip of the South American mainland by the Strait of Magellan. ...

Population

Comodoro Rivadavia had a population of 135,632 inhabitants in 2001, which represented an increase of 9.2% compared to the 1991 census total of 124,104. This increase is a little below the national average. The city size places Comodoro Rivadavia as the 25th largest city of the country and the largest in South Patagonia, which goes from Chubut to Tierra del Fuego. In orange the area most commonly defined as Patagonia. ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces | Chubut ... Tierra del Fuego (Spanish for Land of Fire) (English pronunciation ; Spanish ) is an archipelago, 28,476 sq mi (73,753 km²), separated from the southernmost tip of the South American mainland by the Strait of Magellan. ...

Urban Agglomerate

According to the census of 2001, the population of Comodoro Rivadavia includes a series of neighbourhoods and little towns that are united to the main city. They are the following:

• km 3 - General Mosconi
• km 8 - Don Bosco
• Próspero Palazzo
• km 5 - Presidente Ortiz
• Laprida
• Ciudadela
• Saavedra
• Restinga Alí
• Caleta Córdova
• km 11 - Cuarteles
• Sarmiento
• Manantial Rosales
• Castelli
• Barrio Militar - Aeropuerto
• Rodríguez Peña
• Gasoducto
• 25 de Mayo
• Güemes
• Acceso Norte
• Villa S.U.P.E.
• Caleta Olivares

In some statistics, Comodoro Rivadavia is united with the near village of Rada Tilly under the name of Comodoro Rivadavia - Rada Tilly. The population of Comodoro Rivadavia without the mentioned agglomerates was of 103,795 in 2001.

Economy

Industry and Commerce

The commercial and industrial activities of the city are the most important in the region. The main activities of the city are: production of chemical products, elaborated concrete, salter, fabrication of industrial houses, shipyard, metallurgical products, refrigerated products, industrial factories, casting, textile industry, blocks and bricks, and cement.

Oil

The production of hydrocarbons represents 41% of the production of the Basin of San Jorge Gulf and 31.5% of the total production of the country. Nowadays, there are 7 oil companies established in the area. Also, the sector related to servicing the oil industry is an important component of the local economy. From January 2002 to August 2003, the city and surrounding region produced 10,180,504.5 m³ of oil (averaging 509,025.2 m³ per month) and 2,237,913.2 m³ of gas (averaging 111,895.6 m³ per month).

Eoilc Energy

The eolic park of Comodoro Rivadavia has a capacity of 18,820 kw with 26 generators. It is the most important in Latin America. Plans exist to connection it the national energy, which could allow the sale of energy to other regions.

Sports

• Basketball: Comodoro Rivadavia is the home of the most important basketball team of the region and the last champion of the National League, Gimnasia y Esgrima also called "The Green Magic". Other teams of Comodoro Rivadavia, which play in lower leagues, are Federacion Deportiva, Nautico Rada Tilly, and Municipal Pueyrredón.

The "Green Magic"

• Football (Soccer): The most important football teams of Comodoro Rivadavia are C.A.I, which participates in the First Division "B" tournament of Argentina, and Huracán of Comodoro Rivadavia, which plays in in the Argentine Tournament "A"; both teams have a great number of followers in the city. Comodoro Rivadavia also has a football league in which many teams partcipate; the principal teams are Jorge Newbery, Huracán, Tiro Federal, and Universitario.

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External links

• (Spanish) Municipality of Comodoro Rivadavia - Official website.
• (Spanish) History of Comodoro Rivadavia.
• Municipal information — Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.