San Patricio del Chañar is a town located in
Añelo Department
Añelo is a department located in the east of Neuquén Province, Argentina.
Geography
The Department is bounded by Pehuenches Department in the north, Rio Negro Province to the east, Confluencia Department on the southeast, Zapala Department to ...
, in
Neuquén Province
Neuquén () is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west. It also me ...
, Argentina.
Economy
In San Patricio del Chañar agriculture is one of the most important activities. The main crop is
grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...
s, used for the production of wine, a new business for the area and the province.
Energy sources
The town is provided of electric energy by a small dam located in the area.
Culture
The word ''Chañar'' comes from the
Quechuan language name for a kind of bush (chical in
Spanish).
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Populated places in Neuquén Province
Populated places established in 1973