Neuquén Province

Neuquén Provincia de Neuquén
Province
Province of Neuquén
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 38°57′06″S 68°04′28″W
Country	Argentina
Capital	Neuquén
Divisions	16 departments
Government
• Governor	Omar Gutiérrez
• Senators	Oscar Parrilli, Silvia Sapag, Lucila Crexell
Area
• Total	94,078 km2 (36,324 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	551,266
• Rank	16th
• Density	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Neuquino
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-Q
HDI (2019)	0.852 Very High (10th)
Website	neuquen.gov.ar

Neuquén is a province of Argentina. It is in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Chile to the west and Mendoza Province to the northeast. The name comes from the Neuquén River.

Neuquén is one of the richest provinces in Argentina. There is a lot of natural gas and petroleum production.

National parks

There are four national parks: Los Arrayanes National Park, Lanín National Park, the Nahuel Huapí National Park, and the Laguna Blanca National Park.