Neuquén – Plottier – Cipolletti is an Agglomeration in

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

that joins the cities of

Neuquén Neuquén (; ) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén rivers which form t ...

, Cipolletti and Plottier, on the provinces of

and Río Negro. the settlement is on the Confluence between the rivers Limay and

, forming the río Negro (black river), this zone is known as

Comahue Comahue is a sub-region of Argentina slightly to the south of the country's centre that covers the northern part of Argentine Patagonia and includes the provinces of Argentina, provinces of Neuquén Province, Neuquén and Río Negro Province, Rí ...

and is the most important settlement of population in

Patagonia Patagonia () is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America. The region includes the southern section of the Andes mountain chain with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers ...

Population

In 2001 the population was 291,041, an increase of 19.4% over the 243,803 inhabitants in 1991. This rapid demographic growth leveled off in the mid 1990s. At the last census, Neuquén – Plottier – Cipolletti was the 14th largest agglomeration in Argentina, having passed

Bahía Blanca Bahía Blanca (; English: ''White Bay''), colloquially referred to by its own local inhabitants as simply Bahía, is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires province of Argentina, centered on the northwestern end of the eponymous Blanc ...

during the 1990s. Agriculture is the main economic activity of the region.

Geography

Neuquén – Plottier – Cipolletti is located in the valley of the rivers Neuquén and Limay, denominated Alto Valle. The north of the Neuquén city is lying over the río Neuquén, and the south over Limay; Plottier is very close to the south of Limay river; and, Cipolletti lying at the left of Neuquén river. {{DEFAULTSORT:Neuquen - Plottier - Cipolletti Populated places in Neuquén Province Populated places in Río Negro Province Neuquén Geography of Río Negro Province Geography of Neuquén Province