Sierra Grande is a city and municipality in the San Antonio Department of Río Negro Province in Argentina. It was founded in 1903, and as of the 2010 census [INDEC] it counted with a population of 7,641.[1]
Sierra Grande | |
|---|---|
City and municipality | |
  Sierra Grande | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′S 65°21′W / 41.600°S 65.350°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Río Negro |
| Department | San Antonio |
| Population (2010 census) | |
• Total | 7,641 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Climate | Cfc |
The lands where the city now stands was once Tehuelche territory. The first white settlers came from Viedma and Carmen de Patagones; they established a small settlement with the name of Sierra Vieja, later renamed as Colonia Chilavert. On 19 October 1903, the first juez de paz took seat in the settlement, and this is now celebrated as the town's foundational moment. The discovery of iron ore in the region led to the town's growth in the 1940s.[2]
References
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- ^ "Qué hacen los mineros despedidos de Sierra Grande". Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). 2 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Reseña histórica". grandesierra.com.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2013.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)