🇦🇷 Río Grande (Big River) is a city in Argentina, on the north coast of the eastern part of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. It is the industrial capital of the Tierra del Fuego Province. It is located 212 km (132 mi) north-east of Ushuaia, the capital of the province.
It is served by Hermes Quijada International Airport.
1History Sheep farming, as many other places in Patagonia, was the main impetus for population settlements beginning in the late 19th century.
Abundant rivers, the seacoast, and good pastures were some of the reasons that fueled population growth. Río Grande was founded on 11 July 1921, when the central government issued a decree recognising this locality as the "Agricultural Colony of Río Grande".
In the beginning, the land was subdivided among a few families, owning large estates until the agrarian reform of 1925. Cattle raising became one of the most important economic activities in the area.
In 2014, the city came into international scrutiny after a mob of some 300 vehicles blocked the escape of the support staff for the BBC Television program Top Gear after they had already been attacked with eggs and stones in Tolhuin, on a protest that started after their car plate resembled the Falkland Islands dispute. Arriving at the river border crossing, the crew had to illegally cross the border with Chile, after the crew was temporarily expelled from the province, which their crossing was successful.
1Economy To promote industrial development, Tierra del Fuego is excluded from VAT and federal income tax. As a result, several manufacturing companies, particularly those involving electronic products, have opened factories in this city.
The city's population has grown rapidly since 1980. Many people have relocated from the northern parts of Argentina and from other countries, such as Bolivia, to work in factories that offer higher wages than other provinces of Argentina and also as a result of the television set production and assembly plants opened by ITT.
One of the most rapidly growing sectors is the production of laptops and netbooks. These products were totally imported until 2006 but by 2010, and due to initiatives under the Kirchner administrations, 42% of the Argentine market for these goods was supplied by firms established in Río Grande and Vicente López.
In April 2011, portfolio investments announced that they were planning to produce over 6.9 million units made in Tierra del Fuego Province, principally in Río Grande, which means more than a half of the sold netbooks in the country.
1Río Grande has a population of over 98,017 people. Río Grande also forms one of the centres of the wider Tierra del Fuego Province which has a population of over 127,205 people.
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🇨🇱 Punta Arenas -53.162
🇦🇷 Río Gallegos -51.617
🇳🇿 Invercargill -46.413
🇦🇷 Comodoro Rivadavia -45.85
🇳🇿 Queenstown -45.033
🇳🇿 Canterbury -43.543
🇦🇷 General Roca -67.575
🇻🇪 Libertador -67.564
🇻🇪 Santa Rita -67.559
🇻🇪 Palo Negro -67.558
🇨🇴 Puerto Carreño -67.489
🇻🇪 Villa de Cura -67.486
🇻🇪 San Joaquín -67.783
🇧🇷 Rio Branco -67.8
🇦🇷 Cipolletti -67.987
🇻🇪 Puerto Cabello -68.017
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Locations Near: Río Grande -67.7,-53.7833
🇦🇷 Ushuaia -68.272,-54.789 d: 117.9
🇦🇷 Río Gallegos -69.2,-51.617 d: 261.2
🇨🇱 Punta Arenas -70.91,-53.162 d: 223.4
🇦🇷 Comodoro Rivadavia -67.467,-45.85 d: 882.3
🇨🇱 Coyhaique -72.067,-45.567 d: 965.7
🇦🇷 Rawson -65.1,-43.3 d: 1181.1
🇦🇷 Trelew -65.3,-43.25 d: 1184.3
🇦🇷 Puerto Madryn -65.037,-42.773 d: 1239.8
🇦🇷 San Carlos de Bariloche -71.312,-41.143 d: 1431
Antipodal to: Río Grande 112.3,53.783
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