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El Calafate
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El Calafate
Total population
22,844
Demographic figures from INDEC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
El Calafate, also called Calafate, is a city in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz, in Patagonia. It is located on the southern border of Lago Argentino, in the southwest part of the province. It is the seat of government for the Lago Argentino Department within the province. The name of the city is also the name of a small bush, with yellow flowers and dark-blue berries, that is very commonly seen in the region—the calafate. The word comes from the word calafate, which is Spanish for 'caulk'.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
Geography & sun
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image