Ñorquincó
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Ñorquincó is a city in Ñorquincó Department
, in southwest Río Negro Province
, Argentina
.
With a population of 444, it had a decline of 12.7% after the 509 in the previous census.
The name comes from the Mapudungun
language, meaning Water Plant, due to a common plant of the area, called "ñorquin".
The town was founded on 16 November 1901 as Department Seat of the department of the same name.
Ñorquincó Department
Ñorquincóis a department in Río Negro Province, Argentina.-External links:...
, in southwest Río Negro Province
Río Negro Province
Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.Its capital is Viedma...
, 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...
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With a population of 444, it had a decline of 12.7% after the 509 in the previous census.
The name comes from the Mapudungun
Mapudungun
The Mapuche language, Mapudungun is a language isolate spoken in south-central Chile and west central Argentina by the Mapuche people. It is also spelled Mapuzugun and sometimes called Mapudungu or Araucanian...
language, meaning Water Plant, due to a common plant of the area, called "ñorquin".
The town was founded on 16 November 1901 as Department Seat of the department of the same name.