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| Coordinates: 43°18′S 65°6′W / 43.300°S 65.100°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Chubut |
| Department | Rawson |
| Named for | Guillermo Rawson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rossana Artero |
| 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 |
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.
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.
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The city has a fishing port, Puerto Rawson, on the Atlantic coast, 5 km (3 mi) down the river.
History
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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 Griffith Griffiths (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]
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Climate
Rawson experiences a borderline cool desert (Köppen BWk)/cool semi-arid (BSk) climate with hot summers, cool winters and low precipitation year-round.
| Climate data for Trelew/Rawson | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 41.3 (106.3) | 40.4 (104.7) | 39.5 (103.1) | 35.3 (95.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 36.4 (97.5) | 38.3 (100.9) | 41.2 (106.2) | 41.3 (106.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 12.1 (53.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.9 (82.2) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 5.9 (42.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 13.6 (56.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 1.5 (34.7) | 0.9 (33.6) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.1 (39.4) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 7.3 (45.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | −4.2 (24.4) | −10.7 (12.7) | −10.8 (12.6) | −10.8 (12.6) | −10.2 (13.6) | −8.0 (17.6) | −4.0 (24.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.0 (33.8) | −10.8 (12.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.9 (0.55) | 11.3 (0.44) | 21.4 (0.84) | 28.3 (1.11) | 21.6 (0.85) | 23.4 (0.92) | 20.9 (0.82) | 13.5 (0.53) | 12.5 (0.49) | 20.9 (0.82) | 10.1 (0.40) | 12.3 (0.48) | 210.1 (8.27) |
| Average precipitation days | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 73 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 38.2 | 43.2 | 49.4 | 53.2 | 61.6 | 66.8 | 64.8 | 56.4 | 50.8 | 44.2 | 41.0 | 39.2 | 50.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 310.0 | 271.2 | 260.4 | 198.0 | 155.0 | 135.0 | 136.4 | 173.6 | 195.0 | 244.9 | 285.0 | 294.5 | 2,649.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 67.0 | 69.3 | 65.3 | 60.3 | 51.3 | 50.0 | 47.3 | 53.7 | 55.0 | 59.7 | 65.0 | 55.3 | 58.3 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional,[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Secretaria de Mineria (extremes, humidity and sun 1941–1990)[7] | |||||||||||||
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Twinned towns
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Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales, United Kingdom [8]
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References
- ^ "The Mimosa". Clwyd Family History Society. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Una ciudad con identidad y acento propio (A city with its own identity and accent)". Diario Jornada (in Spanish). 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Pravaz, Sergio (8 July 2012). "Puentes (Bridges)". Diario Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Celtic and other Gorseddau". National Museum Wales. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Se bautizó el Puente del Poeta (The Poet's Bridge was baptized)". Diario Cronica (in Spanish). Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Data (1981-1990)" (in Spanish). National Meteorological Service of Argentina. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "Provincia de Chubut - Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-18. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
External links
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- Interpatagonia.com: Rawson
Media related to Rawson at Wikimedia Commons
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