Biedma is a department

Departments of Argentina

Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...

 located in the north east of Chubut Province

Chubut Province

Chubut a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south and the 46th parallel south , the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean...

, on the Atlantic coast of Argentina

Argentina

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

Puerto Madryn

Puerto Madryn is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is the head town of the Viedma Department, and has about 57,571 inhabitants according to the last census in 2001....

, which is located around 1,334km from Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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Economy

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

Aluminium

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Attractions

• Valdés Peninsula
  Valdes Peninsula
  The Valdes Peninsula is a peninsula on the Atlantic coast in the Viedma Department in the north east of Chubut Province, Argentina. About in size, it is an important nature reserve which was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.- Geography :The nearest large town is Puerto Madryn...
  
  , (World Heritage Site
  World Heritage Site
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Sport

Puerto Madryn is home to two football

Football (soccer)

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 clubs; Club Social y Atlético Guillermo Brown

Club Social y Atlético Guillermo Brown

Guillermo Brown is an Argentine sports club from Puerto Madryn in Chubut Province. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional....

, who play in Torneo Argentino A

Torneo Argentino A

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 and Deportivo Madryn

Deportivo Madryn

Club Social y Deportivo Madryn is an Argentine sports club. Its home town is Puerto Madryn, in the Chubut Province...

 that currently play in Torneo Argentino B

Torneo Argentino B

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Settlements

• Puerto Madryn
  Puerto Madryn
  Puerto Madryn is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is the head town of the Viedma Department, and has about 57,571 inhabitants according to the last census in 2001....
  
  
• Puerto Pirámides
  Puerto Pirámides
  Puerto Pirámides is an Argentine town in Biedma Department, Province of Chubut. Its population as of the was 429 inhabitants. It is the only town on the Valdes Peninsula. It began in 1898 when the inland salinas were exploited for salt....
  
  
• Mina Guanacache
• Arroyo Verde
  Arroyo Verde
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• Puerto Lobos
• Riacho San Jose

External links

• Puerto Madryn Tourist Site (English)
• Puerto Madryn Municipal Website (Spanish)