Biedma is a department located in the north east of

Chubut Province Chubut ( es, Provincia del Chubut, ; cy, Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes rang ...

, on the Atlantic coast of

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. The spelling Viedma is also sometimes used, but the spelling ''Biedma'' is preferred, to distinguish the department from the city of Viedma in

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. Its capi ...

. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 59,000 inhabitants in an area of 12,940 km², and its capital city is

Puerto Madryn Puerto Madryn (; cy, Porth Madryn), also known as ''Madryn'', is a city in the province of Chubut in Argentine Patagonia. It is the capital of the Viedma Department, and has about 93,995 inhabitants according to the last census in 2010. Puer ...

, which is located around 1,334 km from

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Economy

The main contributors to the economy of Biedma are tourism, fishing, farming and the production of

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Attractions

Valdés Peninsula The Valdes Peninsula (Spanish: ''Península Valdés'') is a peninsula into the Atlantic Ocean in the Biedma Department of north-east Chubut Province, Argentina. Around in size (not taking into account the isthmus of Carlos Ameghino which connect ...

(

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)

Sport

Puerto Madryn is home to two football clubs;

Club Social y Atlético Guillermo Brown Club Social y Atlético Guillermo Brown, mostly known as Guillermo Brown or Brown de Puerto Madryn, is an Argentine sports club from Puerto Madryn in Chubut Province. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional. History The clu ...

, who play in

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and

Deportivo Madryn Club Social y Deportivo Madryn (usually called simply Deportivo Madryn) is an Argentine sports club. Its home town is Puerto Madryn, in the Chubut Province. Although other sports are practised there, the club is mostly known for both its footb ...

that currently play in

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Settlements

* Puerto Pirámides * Mina Guanacache *

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* Puerto Lobos * Riacho San Jose

External links

Puerto Madryn Tourist Site
(English)
Puerto Madryn Municipal Website
(Spanish) {{Departments Chubut 1865 establishments in Argentina Departments of Chubut Province