28 de Noviembre

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28 de Noviembre, written out as Veintiocho de Noviembre in Spanish, is a settlement of around 5,300 inhabitants (mostly of Argentinian, Bolivian, Paraguay, and Italian origin) located at the south west of southern Argentinian province of Santa Cruz, about 270 km west of Río Gallegos and 13 km south of Río Turbio. The town is located near the border with Chile, not far from Puerto Natales. Town's main economic activity is coal mining.

The town was officially founded on November 28, 1959, on the second anniversary of adoption of the provincial constitution, when a decree merged several settlements into one town which was named after the date of foundation.