Río Negro Province

Río Negro Provincia de Río Negro
Province
Province of Río Negro
Flag Seal
Coordinates: 40°48′S 63°00′W
Country	Argentina
Capital	Viedma
Divisions	13 departments
Government
• Governor	Arabela Carreras (JSRN)
• Senators	Martín Doñate, Silvina García Larraburu, Alberto Weretilneck
Area
• Total	203,013 km2 (78,384 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	638,645
• Rank	15th
• Density	3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Demonym	Rionegrino
Time zone	ART
ISO 3166 code	AR-R
HDI (2019)	0.852 Very High (10th)
Website	rionegro.gov.ar

Río Negro is a province of Argentina. It is at the northern edge of Patagonia. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is Viedma. Other important cities include the ski resort town of Bariloche, Cipolletti and General Roca.

History

Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to visit the coasts of the provinces in 1520.

Industry

The province makes almost 70% of the apples and pears of the country. Industrial fishing takes place in the Atlantic Ocean waters of the San Matías Gulf. Hake, squid, and shellfish are the most common capture.