Ñorquincó is a city in
Ñorquincó Department, in southwest
Río Negro Province
Río Negro (, ''Black River'') is a province of Argentina, located in northern Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.
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, Argentina.
With a population of 444, it had a decline of 12.7% after the 509 in the previous census.
The name comes from the
Mapudungun language, meaning ''Water Plant'', due to a common plant of the area, called "ñorquin".
The town was founded on 16 November 1901 as Department Seat of the
department of the same name.
External links
Provincial website
Populated places in Río Negro Province
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