Puerto Madryn

Coordinates: 42°46′S 65°3′W / 42.767°S 65.050°W / -42.767; -65.050
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Puerto Madryn
Porth Madryn
City and Port
Dialing code
+54 2804
ClimateBWk
Websitewww.madryn.gov.ar Edit this at Wikidata

Puerto Madryn (Spanish pronunciation:

Viedma Department
, and has about 103,175 inhabitants according to the last census in 2022.

Puerto Madryn is protected by the

Península Valdés and the Punta Ninfas
. It is an important centre for tourists visiting the natural attractions of the Península Valdés and the coast.

A new shopping mall in the city centre has helped tourism develop significantly, making Puerto Madryn a more attractive place for both international and domestic tourists visiting

Nacional B and Deportivo Madryn that currently play in Torneo Argentino B
.

A basketball team,

Deportivo Puerto Madryn Arena
.

El Tehuelche Airport is located 10 km (6 miles) northwest of the city centre. Commercial flights from Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, and other Argentinian cities are available. Most tourists fly into Trelew Airport as flights into Puerto Madryn are restricted as a result of environmental concerns.

Geography

Puerto Madryn is situated in Chubut on the Golfo Nuevo, which is formed by the Valdés Peninsula and Punta Ninfas. Puerto Madryn features a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk), with an annual precipitation of between 150 and 200 mm (6" to 8").

Climate data for Puerto Madryn (extremes 1901–1950, 1982–present)[a]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 43.4
(110.1) 		40.5
(104.9) 		37.9
(100.2) 		34.9
(94.8) 		28.5
(83.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.5
(76.1) 		29.0
(84.2) 		30.2
(86.4) 		35.0
(95.0) 		38.0
(100.4) 		39.0
(102.2) 		43.4
(110.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3) 		26.9
(80.4) 		24.4
(75.9) 		20.8
(69.4) 		16.1
(61.0) 		12.9
(55.2) 		12.8
(55.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		19.9
(67.8) 		23.7
(74.7) 		26.2
(79.2) 		20.2
(68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		19.4
(66.9) 		17.3
(63.1) 		14.2
(57.6) 		10.4
(50.7) 		7.8
(46.0) 		7.3
(45.1) 		8.5
(47.3) 		10.5
(50.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		16.0
(60.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		13.6
(56.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.7
(56.7) 		13.2
(55.8) 		11.1
(52.0) 		8.1
(46.6) 		5.1
(41.2) 		3.0
(37.4) 		2.1
(35.8) 		2.7
(36.9) 		4.5
(40.1) 		6.9
(44.4) 		9.7
(49.5) 		12.0
(53.6) 		7.7
(45.9)
Record low °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−9.9
(14.2) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−11.6
(11.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.0
(0.39) 		14.1
(0.56) 		16.6
(0.65) 		12.6
(0.50) 		23.8
(0.94) 		14.1
(0.56) 		16.6
(0.65) 		10.6
(0.42) 		14.1
(0.56) 		17.8
(0.70) 		10.1
(0.40) 		12.4
(0.49) 		172.8
(6.80)
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		49 53 54 56 63 66 63 59 58 59 51 48 57
Mean monthly sunshine hours 289 251 234 170 137 118 134 149 194 234 255 273 2,438
Percent possible sunshine 62 65 61 52 45 43 46 47 55 57 58 58 54
Source 1: Secretaria de Mineria,[3] Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (extremes 1990–present)[4] Centro Nacional Patagónico (extremes 1982–2001)[5]
Source 2:
FAO (sun only)[6]

History

The town was founded on 28 July 1865, when 150

Welsh immigrants arriving aboard the clipper Mimosa named the natural port Porth Madryn in honour of Sir Love Jones-Parry, whose estate in Wales was called Madryn after the Welsh name for Saint Materiana. Conditions were difficult and the settlers had to dig irrigation ditches for their first crops.[7]

The settlement grew as a result of the building of the

Italian immigrants. This line, opened in 1889, linked the town to Trelew via the lower Chubut River valley.[8]

Puerto Madryn was the port to which Argentine

Falklands Islands during the 1982 war were repatriated on the vessels SS Canberra and MV Norland,[9] which sailed from Port Stanley
on 18 June 1982.

Twin towns

Gallery

  • View of Puerto Madryn from the bay with a southern right whale.
    View of Puerto Madryn from the bay with a southern right whale.
  • Puerto Madryn coast.
    Puerto Madryn coast.
  • Penguin population near the coast.
    Penguin population near the coast.
  • Flag of Argentina in Puerto Madryn.
    Flag of Argentina in Puerto Madryn.
  • Flag flown to recognise the original Welsh settlement of the area
    Flag flown to recognise the original Welsh settlement of the area

See also

  • Immigration in Argentina
  • Hospital A R Isola

Notes

  1. ^ The record highs and lows are based on the Secretaria de Mineria link for the period 1901–1950 while records beyond 1982 come from the Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario link which covers from 1990–present and data from Centro Nacional Patagónico which covers 1982–2001.

References

  1. ^ https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/poblacion/censo2022_indicadores_demograficos.pdf
  2. ^ Madryn, Discover; trip, Plan your; Seasons; city, Guide of the; subscribe, To; Contact. "Puerto Madryn". madryn.travel. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Provincia de Chubut – Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). April 2013. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Puerto Madryn, Chubut". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. ^ "El Clima de la Ciudad de Puerto Madryn" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional Patagónico. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Cuadro 13: Sumas Mensuales y Anuales de las Horas de Sol Efectivas y Porcentaje de los Totales de Horas de Sol" (PDF). Estudio Sobre la Rehabilitacion de Tierras en el Valle de Biedma: Informed Final–Volumen II (in Spanish). Food and Agriculture Organization. p. 97. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  7. ^ "The History of the Welsh settlement of Patagonia, Argentina". Historic UK.
  8. ISBN 0-7083-0579-2
    .
  9. ^ "Britain and Argentina agree on return of most P.O.W.'s". The New York Times.
  10. ^ a b c d e Ciudades y Provincias argentinas hermanadas con contrapartes extranjeras, en Asuntos Federales y Electorales de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de Argentina

External links

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