Rawson, Chubut

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Rawson
City
Flag Coat of arms
Rawson Location of Rawson in Argentina
Coordinates: 43°18′S 65°6′W / 43.300°S 65.100°W / -43.300; -65.100Coordinates: 43°18′S 65°6′W / 43.300°S 65.100°W / -43.300; -65.100
Country	Argentina
Province	Chubut
Department	Rawson
Named for	Guillermo Rawson
Government
• Mayor	Damián Biss (Radical Civic Union)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	24,616
Demonym(s)	Rawsense
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base	U9103
+54	0280
Climate	BWk
Website	Official website

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Rawson (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrawson]; originally "Trerawson" from Welsh) is the capital of the Argentine province of Chubut, in Patagonia. It has 24,616 inhabitants in 2010, and it is the chief town of the Rawson Department.

The city is named after Guillermo Rawson (1821–1890), Argentine Minister of the Interior, who supported the Welsh settlement in Argentina.^{[citation needed]}

Rawson is located about 1,360 km (850 mi) south of Buenos Aires, some 20 km (12 mi) from Trelew, and it is served by the Almirante Marco Andrés Zar Airport in Trelew. It lies on both sides of the Chubut River.

Fishing trawlers in Puerto Rawson

The city has a fishing port, Puerto Rawson, on the Atlantic coast, 5 km (3 mi) down the river.

History[]

First wooden bridge over the Chubut River

Rawson was the first town founded by the Welsh immigrants who sailed on the clipper "Mimosa" in 1865.^[1]

The first bridge over the Chubut in Rawson was built of wood in 1889 by the carpenter and Welsh-language poet (1829–1909), who wrote under the bardic name Gutyn Ebrill and established the Patagonia Gorsedd of Bards.^[2][3][4] This bridge was destroyed by a flood ten years later, and was replaced by an iron bridge in 1917. In 2001 a decision was made to rename the iron bridge as Puente del Poeta (poet's bridge) in honor of Griffiths. A plaque was installed at the bridge with information on Griffiths.^[5]

Map of the town

Climate[]

Rawson experiences a borderline cold desert (Köppen BWk)/cold semi-desert (BSk) climate with hot summers, cool winters and low precipitation year-round.

Homeowner and his Merino sheep.

Twinned towns[]

• Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales, United Kingdom^[8]

References[]

• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)

External links[]

Rawson Civic Centre, the provincial parliament.

• Interpatagonia.com: Rawson
• Media related to Rawson at Wikimedia Commons