Rincón de los Sauces

Rincón de los Sauces

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Rincón de los Sauces


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pushpin_map_caption =Location in Argentina
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARG
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Neuquén Province
subdivision_type2 = Department
subdivision_name2 = Pehuenches Department
established_title = Founded
established_date = December 20 1970
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name =Diego Omar Rueda
population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 10,121
population_density_km2 =
latd = 39
latm = 32
longd = 70
longm = 34
latNS=S|longEW=W
elevation_m = 974
postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = 8319
area_code = +54 0299
website =

Rincón de los Sauces (English: Place of the willows) is a first category municipality and the capital of Pehuenches Department in Neuquén Province, Argentina.

History

The area was first populated by settlers around the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century, until a flood of the Barrancas river caused the destruction of several buildings and a consequent population decline. After the flood, the main economic activity in the zone was based on cattle farming.
In 1965 Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales discovered oil on "Puesto Hernández". Subsequently, the population grew and the town was officially chartered on December 20, 1970.

Economy

The town has been declared the national energy capital [http://www1.hcdn.gov.ar/proyxml/expediente.asp?fundamentos=si&numexp=5130-D-2006 Rincón de los Sauces, national capital of energy] due to its having 50% of the Argentinian national reserves of oil and natural gas, which has led in turn to the construction of an airport [ [http://www.world-airport-codes.com/Argentina/rincon-de-los-sauces-6290.html Rincon De Los Sauces Airport (RDS) Details - Argentina ] ] .

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