Plaza Huincul

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Plaza Huincul is a small city in Argentina’s Patagonia region known primarily for its oil industry and paleontological discoveries.

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Surface form Occurrences
Huincul Formation near Plaza Huincul 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode +54 299
averageElevation approximately 550 m
climate semi-arid
continent South America
coordinateLatitude -38.933
coordinateLongitude -69.233
country Argentina
countrySubdivision Confluencia Department NERFINISHED
demographicCharacteristic urban population concentrated with Cutral Có
developedAround oil wells
discoveredFossilTaxon Argentinosaurus huinculensis NERFINISHED
Mapusaurus roseae NERFINISHED
distanceToNeuquénCity approximately 100 km west
economicRegion Neuquén Basin NERFINISHED
foundingDate 1918
hasDemonym huinculense
hasEducationalFacilityType primary schools
secondary schools
hasFossilSite Plaza Huincul Formation area NERFINISHED
hasHealthFacilityType hospital
hasIndustryOperator YPF NERFINISHED
hasLocalGovernmentType municipality
hasMuseum Museo Municipal Carmen Funes NERFINISHED
hasRefinery YPF refinery NERFINISHED
knownFor dinosaur fossils
oil production
paleontological discoveries
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Neuquén Province NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Patagonia NERFINISHED
mainEconomicSector hydrocarbons
majorEconomicActivity gas industry
oil industry
services
museumExhibits large dinosaur skeletons
nearGeologicalFormation Plaza Huincul Formation NERFINISHED
neighboringCity Cutral Có NERFINISHED
originOfSettlement oil camp
population tens of thousands
postalCode Q8318
regionalSignificance important oil center in Patagonia
roadConnection National Route 22 NERFINISHED
sharesUrbanAreaWith Cutral Có NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC−03:00
tourismAttraction dinosaur fossil sites
tourismAttractionType paleontological tourism
transportModeAvailable intercity buses

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Neuquén Province contains Plaza Huincul
Argentinosaurus huinculensis fossilTypeLocality Plaza Huincul
this entity surface form: Huincul Formation near Plaza Huincul