Río Gallegos

capital and largest settlement of the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz in Argentina
Organization city_of_argentina Q44242
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Summary

Río Gallegos is a city of Argentina[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of city_of_argentina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,801 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Río Gallegos is located in Güer Aike Department[3].
  • Río Gallegos is located in Santa Cruz Province[4].
  • Río Gallegos is in the country of Argentina[5].
  • Río Gallegos's instance of is recorded as city of Argentina[6].
  • Río Gallegos's instance of is recorded as municipality[7].
  • Río Gallegos's instance of is recorded as human settlement[8].
  • Río Gallegos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Punta Arenas[9].
  • Río Gallegos's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fuzhou[10].
  • Río Gallegos's postal code is recorded as Z9400[11].
  • Río Gallegos's Commons category is recorded as Río Gallegos[12].
  • Río Gallegos's local dialing code is recorded as 02966[13].
  • March 4, 1873 marks the founding of Río Gallegos[14].
  • December 19, 1885 marks the founding of Río Gallegos[15].
  • Río Gallegos's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -51.623333333333335, 'longitude': -69.2161111111111}[16].
  • Río Gallegos's official website is recorded as http://www.mrg.gov.ar[17].
  • Río Gallegos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Río Gallegos[18].
  • Río Gallegos has a population of {'amount': '+95796'}[19].
  • Río Gallegos has a population of {'amount': '+115585'}[20].
  • Río Gallegos's capital of is recorded as Santa Cruz Province[21].
  • Río Gallegos's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Río Gallegos[22].
  • Río Gallegos's demonym is recorded as riogalleghensi[23].
  • Río Gallegos's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz[24].
  • Río Gallegos sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+6'}[25].
  • Río Gallegos's P14541 is recorded as 35cGdr[26].

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Founding

Recorded inception include March 4, 1873[14] and December 19, 1885[15].

Why It Matters

Río Gallegos ranks in the top 9% of city_of_argentina entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,801 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Heitor100YT · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → Bandera de la ciudad de Rio Gallegos.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Flag image: Bandera de la ciudad de Rio Gallegos.jpg"
  2. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 35cGdr
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 15w ago · Aguzado · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Río Gallegos
    Population → —
    Dewey decimal classification → 2--8275
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+6'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-add:0||2 */ cargar lote escuelas Argentina ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/f74cf2a5986|details]])"
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