Puerto Madryn (in Welsh, Porth Madryn) is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is the head town of the Biedma Department, and has about 58,000 inhabitants. This is a list of cities in Argentina. ... 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. ... Departments (Spanish: departamentos) form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. ... Official name Departamento Biedma Capital Puerto Madryn Country Province Argentina Chubut Foundation Founder July 28, 1865 (Capital) Loves Jones Parry Population:    - Total 58,667 (2001 census [INDEC])  - Density 4. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating telephone number ranges to countries, regions, areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks such as mobile phone networks. ... Argentina made major changes to its telephone numbering plan in 1999, after its telephone system was privatized. ... The Argentine postal code is a system that assigns at least an unique alphanumeric postal codes to each municipality. ... ISO 3166-2:AR is an ISO standard which defines geocodes: it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Argentina. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... The Justicialist Party (Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... 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. ... Patagonia, as most commonly defined (in orange). ... Official name Departamento Biedma Capital Puerto Madryn Country Province Argentina Chubut Foundation Founder July 28, 1865 (Capital) Loves Jones Parry Population:    - Total 58,667 (2001 census [INDEC])  - Density 4. ...

The town was founded on 28 July 1865, when 150 Welsh immigrants who came in the ship The Mimosa named the natural port Puerto Madryn in honour of Sir Love Jones-Parry, whose estate in Wales was named "Madryn". The settlement grew as a result of the railway track laid between Madryn and Trelew built by Welsh, Spanish and Italian immigrants. July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Welsh settlement in Argentina began in the 19th century. ... Sir Thomas Duncombe Love Jones-Parry, 1st Baronet (5 January 1832 – 1891) was a Welsh landowner who was Liberal Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire and one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia. ... Trelew is a city in the province of Chubut, in the Argentine Patagonia, with a population of about 89,000 as per the 2001 census [INDEC]. The city has a small commercial center, several neighborhoods, and some villas miseria (shanty towns), in which the houses are made of tin metal... The Welsh (Cymry) are an ethnic group or nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ...

Puerto Madryn is protected by the Golfo Nuevo, which is formed by Península Valdés and Punta Ninfas. It is important for visiting the natural attractions of Península Valdés and the coast. Peninsula Valdés, photo taken during shuttle mission STS-68 Peninsula Valdés is a peninsula along the Atlantic coast in Chubut Province, Argentina. ... Punta Ninfas (Spanish, “Nymphs Point”) is found in Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. ...

A new mall in the city center has helped tourism significantly, making Puerto Madryn a more attractive place for both international and domestic tourists visiting Patagonia. It is twinned with Nefyn, a small town on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales, result of its great link with Welsh culture since the Welsh settlement in Argentina. Patagonia, as most commonly defined (in orange). ... This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... Nefyn is a small town on the north-west coast of the Lleyn Peninsula in north Wales with a population of around 2,500. ... *Map sources for LlÅ·n Peninsula Hafan Pwllheli Marina St. ... This article is about the country. ... The Welsh settlement in Argentina began in the 19th century. ...

Beach at Puerto Madryn

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See also

• Immigration in Argentina

Non-native population in Argentina, 1869–1991 There is a theory that the original inhabitants of Argentina were descendants of Asian peoples that crossed the Bering Land Bridge into North America and then, over thousands of years, reached the southern end of South America. ...

References

• Municipal information — Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
• Official website.
• [1] Photos, hotels and travel information (English)