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Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Río Gallegos ([,‡i.o &6È)ÖRcos]) is the chapiter and largest settlement of the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz inwards Argentina. Located n the section of Güer Aike, it has a population of around 98,000, according to the 2010 nosecount [INDEC], a 24% growth from the 79,000 n the 2001 census [INDEC]. The metropolis bears the call of the Gallegos River, and sits along its estuary 2,636 kilometer (1,638 mi) southward from the Argentine s washington Buenos Aires. Established on 19 Dec 1885 to step-up Argentine force o'er southerly Patagonia, Río Gallegos became the uppercase of the so Territory of Santa Cruz inwards 1888, retaining its position when the soil became a responsibility inward 1957. Néstor Kirchner, later Chairperson of Argentina, served as the city's mayor from 1987 to 1991 and is interred inwards a mausoleum in the city's cemetery. Chronicle In 1525 Spanish explorer García Jofre delaware Loaísa became the first European to gain the Gallegos River, and named it Río San Idelfonso. Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor's 1535 dispatch was the first to identify the river "Río Gallegos". The area was not settled past Europeans until much later, with the settlement established 19 December 1885, when the Argentine governance wished to n state its sovereignty over southerly Patagonia – a naval pedestal was created which increased the evolution of the town. 'tween 1912 and 1920, the regime encouraged settlers from the Falkland Islands and southern Chili with preferential land conditions. Some 3,000 arrived and boosted the town. As sheep-farming increased, Río Gallegos became the head embrasure for exportation sheep and their products. The Pioneers Museum is a preserved old Patagonian domiciliate exhibiting the life of the betimes settlers. Governor Ramón Lista decided to move the Territorial Washington from Puerto Santa Cruz to Río Gallegos n 1888; official confirmation of this conclusion came on 19 May 1904. The Duomo of Our Noblewoman of Luján was sacred n 1900. The Soil of Santa Cruz was declared a Province inwards 1957, with Mario Cástulo Paradelo as its first Governor. In the 1982 Falklands War, the metropolis aerodrome was mean of Argentine Broadcast Ram Mirage Iii interceptors and A-4 Skyhawks strike aircraft. Néstor Kirchner, Chairwoman of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, was mayor of Río Gallegos betwixt 1987 and 1991. His mausoleum is inwards the metropolis and a street bears his name. Today, Río Gallegos is an authoritative city of the Argentine far south, with military bases and an international airport. Flights betwixt Chile and Setting Pleasant Drome along the Falkland Islands halt astatine Río Gallegos once a month.

Wildlife Birds in the area admit the thrush, rhea, chingolo (rufous-collared sparrow), Chilean flamingo, upland fathead and black-necked swan. Grey foxes are predators on the sheep ranched inwards the city. Other animals found in the area admit the guanaco. On the outskirts of Rio Gallegos there is a wide variety of indigen plants, including calafates, anartrofilos, oxalis, violets and pansies, paper flowers, calceolarias, hipoqueris, leucerias, perezias, senecios, mata arrears, senecio miser, amancay, lilies, lily of the field. Summercater Rio Gallegos' briny connection football club is Boca Rio Gallegos of the Torneo Argentino B, the r grade of Argentine football. Founded 12 Oct 1945 by kernel factory workers, the face portion their peak and kit with Boca Juniors of Buenos Aires, Argentina's most successful club, and hold played n the national conference system since 1988. Rio Gallegos' oldest association football bludgeon are Fisticuffs Club founded Venerable 1920 and Hispano Americano founded 17 Dec 1925 . Images Climate Rio Gallegos has a inhuman semi-arid mood (BSk, below the Köppen climate classification). The mood is dry, blowy and cold, with periodic snow during the winter. It is 1 of the windiest cities on earth, with winds above 50 km/h (31 mph) being commonplace, and o'er 100 km/h (62 mph) non exceptional. Winter temperatures mean, Five °C (41 °F) during the daytime and "2 °C (28 °F) astatine night, merely hold dropped arsenic depression arsenic "20 °C ("4 °F). Summers ar super blowy and cloudy, with days reaching a cool 19 °C (66 °F) and nights dropping to a comparatively coldness Seven °C (45 °F). Cold-blooded conditions can occur at any time, and despite the very v precipitation, illumination mizzle and murky days ar rather common, resulting in alone, 1441 hours of bright sunshine or 32.2% of possible sunshine. The highest temperature recorded was 35.8 °C (96 °F) on Feb 5, 2019 patch the record low-pitched is "20.2 °C ("4 °F) along July 12, 1982. Check besides 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake

References Municipality of Río Gallegos – Functionary website. Rio Gallegos On-line Info – On-line Entropy n Spanish. Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Home, Argentina. (in Spanish) Argentum21 – Rio Gallegos Video Footage of the Metropolis – YouTube Video Footage of the City Two – YouTube Noticias Online – Diario La Opinión Santa Cruz

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