Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto ˈmaðɾin]; Welsh: Porth Madryn), usually known as Madryn,[1] is a city in the province of Chubut in Argentine Patagonia. It is the capital of the Viedma Department, and has about 93,995 inhabitants according to the last census in 2010.
Puerto Madryn
Porth Madryn | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Puerto Madryn Location of Puerto Madryn in Argentina  Puerto Madryn Puerto Madryn (Argentina) | |
| Coordinates: 42°46′S 65°3′W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Chubut |
| Department | Viedma |
| Founded | 28 July 1865 |
| Founded by | Love Jones Parry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ricardo Sastre (Justicialist Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 330 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 93,995 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Madrynense |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| CPA base | U9120 |
| Dialing code | +54 2804 |
| Climate | BWk |
| Website | www |
Puerto Madryn is protected by the Golfo Nuevo, which is formed by the Península Valdés and the Punta Ninfas. It is an important centre for tourists visiting the natural attractions of the Península Valdés and the coast.
A new shopping mall in the city centre has helped tourism significantly, making Puerto Madryn a more attractive place for both international and domestic tourists visiting Patagonia. It is twinned with Nefyn, a small town on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, the result of its enduring link with Welsh culture since the Welsh settlement in Argentina. The first of a two-Test tour to Argentina by the Wales national rugby union team was played in 2006 in Puerto Madryn, a 27–25 win for Argentina. Puerto Madryn is home to two football clubs; Club Social y Atlético Guillermo Brown, who play in Nacional B and Deportivo Madryn that currently play in Torneo Argentino B.
A basketball team, Deportivo Puerto Madryn, plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (LNB). Their home arena is known as the Deportivo Puerto Madryn Arena.
El Tehuelche Airport is located 10 km (6 miles) northwest of the city centre. Commercial flights from Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, and other Argentinian cities are available. Most tourists fly into Trelew Airport as flights into Puerto Madryn are restricted as a result of environmental concerns.
Geography and climate
Puerto Madryn is situated in Chubut on the Golfo Nuevo, which is formed by the Valdés Peninsula and Punta Ninfas. Puerto Madryn features a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk), with an annual precipitation of between 150 and 200 mm (6" to 8").
| Climate data for Puerto Madryn (extremes 1901–1950, 1982–present)[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.4 (110.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
37.9 (100.2) |
34.9 (94.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
43.4 (110.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.0 (0.39) |
14.1 (0.56) |
16.6 (0.65) |
12.6 (0.50) |
23.8 (0.94) |
14.1 (0.56) |
16.6 (0.65) |
10.6 (0.42) |
14.1 (0.56) |
17.8 (0.70) |
10.1 (0.40) |
12.4 (0.49) |
172.8 (6.80) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 49 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 51 | 48 | 57 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 289 | 251 | 234 | 170 | 137 | 118 | 134 | 149 | 194 | 234 | 255 | 273 | 2,438 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 62 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 54 |
| Source 1: Secretaria de Mineria,[2] Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (extremes 1990–present)[3] Centro Nacional Patagónico (extremes 1982–2001)[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: FAO (sun only)[5] | |||||||||||||
History
The town was founded on 28 July 1865, when 150 Welsh immigrants arriving aboard the clipper Mimosa named the natural port Porth Madryn in honour of Sir Love Jones-Parry, whose estate in Wales was called Madryn after the Welsh name for Saint Materiana. Conditions were difficult and the settlers had to dig irrigation ditches for their first crops.[6]
The settlement grew as a result of the building of the Central Chubut Railway by Welsh, Spanish, and Italian immigrants. This line, opened in 1889, linked the town to Trelew via the lower Chubut River valley.[7]
Puerto Madryn was the port to which Argentine prisoners of war captured in the Falklands Islands during the 1982 war were repatriated on the vessels SS Canberra and MV Norland,[8] which sailed from Port Stanley on 18 June 1982.
Twin towns
Gallery
View of Puerto Madryn from the bay with a southern right whale.
Puerto Madryn coast.
Penguin population near the coast..JPG.webp)
Flag of Argentina in Puerto Madryn.
Flag flown to recognise the original Welsh settlement of the area
Notes
- The record highs and lows are based on the Secretaria de Mineria link for the period 1901–1950 while records beyond 1982 come from the Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario link which covers from 1990–present and data from Centro Nacional Patagónico which covers 1982–2001.
References
- Madryn, Discover; trip, Plan your; Seasons; city, Guide of the; subscribe, To; Contact. "Puerto Madryn". madryn.travel. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- "Provincia de Chubut – Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). April 2013. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015.
- "Puerto Madryn, Chubut". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "El Clima de la Ciudad de Puerto Madryn" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional Patagónico. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Cuadro 13: Sumas Mensuales y Anuales de las Horas de Sol Efectivas y Porcentaje de los Totales de Horas de Sol" (PDF). Estudio Sobre la Rehabilitacion de Tierras en el Valle de Biedma: Informed Final–Volumen II (in Spanish). Food and Agriculture Organization. p. 97. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- "The History of the Welsh settlement of Patagonia, Argentina". Historic UK.
- Williams, Glyn (1975). The desert and the dream: A study of Welsh colonization in Chubut 1865–1915. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-7083-0579-2.
- "Britain and Argentina agree on return of most P.O.W.'s". The New York Times.
- Ciudades y Provincias argentinas hermanadas con contrapartes extranjeras, en Asuntos Federales y Electorales de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de Argentina
External links
- Project-Hiraeth – Documents the stories of the Welsh colony in Patagonia, Argentina through film, text and illustration.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- Official website