Confluencia Department

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Confluencia
Location of Confluencia Department
Province Neuquén
Capital Neuquén
Important Cities in the Department Neuquén
Area 7.352 km²
Population
 - Total
 - Density		  
314.793 (2001)
42,8 people/km²

Confluencia is a department located in the east of Neuquén Province in Argentina. Neuquén, the capital city of the province is located in this department. The Department is named Confluencia after the confluence of the rivers Negro and Limay.

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[edit] Geography

The Departament limits at the north with Añelo Department, at east and southeast with Rio Negro Province, at southwest with Picún Leufú Department and with Zapala Department at the west.

[edit] Economy

[edit] Agriculture

The agriculture is one of the most important activities on the area, the major productions in the zone are Apples, Peaches and Pears.

[edit] Power Sources

[edit] Electricity

In Confluencia department there are many important power sources, in El Chocón is located El Chocón Dam one of the most important electricity sources of the contry with Yacyretá Dam located at Misiones Province. The power generated by the dam are of 222 MVA for each generator, and 180 MVA for each transformer. A new kind of production of energy used in the province as in the department is the Wind power but in a minor scale.

[edit] Petroleum

In the Confluencia Department area the petroleum is most extracted in El Chocón area.

[edit] Culture

In the Department there are important museums located in the capital city, Neuquén and an important paleontologic museum located in Villa el Chocón managed by Ruben Carolini who discovered one of the most important pieces in exhibition at the museum, the Giganotosaurus carolinii in 1995.

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