Neuquén
Argentina
Neuquén, city, capital of Neuquén provincia (province), west-central Argentina. It is located at the confluence of the Neuquén and Limay rivers, which there form the Negro River.
Founded in 1904, the city is a market centre for the adjacent fruit-growing area, which became more productive from the 1970s with the completion of the El Chocón Dam on the Limay River and the Cerros Colorados Dam on the Neuquén River. Fruits are processed locally, and many bodegas (wine cellars) are nearby. The city’s industries manufacture heavy equipment and construction materials for the oil fields to the north and west. Pop. (2001) 201,868; (2010 est.) 232,600.
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