Dolavon
Encyclopedia
Dolavon is a small town in the Patagonia
n province
of Chubut
, Argentina
. It has a population of 2,929 according to the . It is located close to the Chubut River
, about 19 km to the west of Gaiman
. The name comes from Welsh
dôl (meadow) and afon (river). Welsh immigrants
began to settle in the area after their arrival in Patagonia in 1865. The Central of Chubut Railway
arrived in 1915, linking the settlement to Trelew
, and the town was officially founded in 1919. Dolavon became a centre of wheat production using irrigation
canals to compensate for the arid climate. The old flour mill with its water wheel
is now a museum.
According to plans announced in November 2006, Dolavon will be the site of important energy generation facilities by mid-2008: a combined cycle
power plant (with an output of between 330 and 465 MW) and a wind farm
(100 MW). http://www.lanacion.com.ar/854787
Patagonia
Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
n province
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Chubut
Chubut Province
Chubut a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south and the 46th parallel south , the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It has a population of 2,929 according to the . It is located close to the Chubut River
Chubut River
The Chubut River is located in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina. Its name comes from the Tehuelche word chupat, which means "transparent". The Argentine Chubut Province, through which the river flows, is named after it...
, about 19 km to the west of Gaiman
Gaiman, Chubut
Gaiman is a town in the Chubut Province of Patagonia in Argentina. It has a population of about 6,000 as per the . It is located close to the River Chubut, about 15 km west of Trelew....
. The name comes from Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
dôl (meadow) and afon (river). Welsh immigrants
Welsh settlement in Argentina
Y Wladfa refers to the Welsh settlement in Argentina, which began in 1865 and occurred mainly along the coast of Chubut Province in the far southern region of Patagonia...
began to settle in the area after their arrival in Patagonia in 1865. The Central of Chubut Railway
Central of Chubut Railway
The Central Chubut Railway was a British-owned company that built and operated a gauge railway line in the Argentine province of Chubut in the Patagonia region of Argentina at the end of the nineteenth century....
arrived in 1915, linking the settlement to Trelew
Trelew
-References:La Pasión según Trelew, Espejo de la Argentina, 1997, Editorial Planeta Argentina S.A.I.C.; Third Edition: April 2000, Buenos Aires, ISBN 950-742-859-3-External links:* * * *...
, and the town was officially founded in 1919. Dolavon became a centre of wheat production using irrigation
Irrigation
Irrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall...
canals to compensate for the arid climate. The old flour mill with its water wheel
Water wheel
A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of free-flowing or falling water into useful forms of power. A water wheel consists of a large wooden or metal wheel, with a number of blades or buckets arranged on the outside rim forming the driving surface...
is now a museum.
According to plans announced in November 2006, Dolavon will be the site of important energy generation facilities by mid-2008: a combined cycle
Combined cycle
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators...
power plant (with an output of between 330 and 465 MW) and a wind farm
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
(100 MW). http://www.lanacion.com.ar/854787
External links
- Dolavon at ArgentinaXplora.com.