Cushamen is a
department
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Government and military
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located in the north west of
Chubut Province in
Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 17,000 inhabitants in an area of 16,250km², and its capital city is
Cushamen
Cushamen is a town in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Cushamen Department.
Cushamen is located in the wild plains of Patagonia, its name means "place of solitude" in Mapuche
The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a gr ...
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The name means ''loneliness'' in the
Tehuelche language.
Settlements
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Buenos Aires Chico
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Cholila
Cholila, Argentina is a town located in Cushamen Department, Chubut Province, Argentina. It is located in Patagonia. The population of the town in 2010 was 1,560 and its elevation above sea level was Cholila is located a few hundred meters from ...
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Cushamen
Cushamen is a town in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Cushamen Department.
Cushamen is located in the wild plains of Patagonia, its name means "place of solitude" in Mapuche
The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a gr ...
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Hoyo de Epuyén
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El Maitén
El Maitén is a town in Argentina in Cushamen Department on the margins of the Chubut River, on the northwest of Chubut Province, in Patagonia. In older times it was the intermediate point in the railroad tracks of the Old Patagonian Express bet ...
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Gualjaina
Gualjaina is a village and municipality in Chubut Province in southern Argentina
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Lago Epuyén __NOTOC__
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Lago Puelo
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Las Golondrinas, Argentina
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Lago Rivadavia __NOTOC__
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Fitamiche
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El Portezuelo
El Portezuelo is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina
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El Molle
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Río Chico
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El Mallín
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* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
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External links
Information about Cushamen(English)
Departments of Chubut Province
Mapuche language
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