Veintiocho de Noviembre

Veintiocho de Noviembre, also known as 28 de Noviembre, is a town in southwestern Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It lies approximately 270 kilometres west of Río Gallegos and about 13 kilometres south of Río Turbio, in a borderland area near Chile and not far from Puerto Natales. The settlement is part of the coal-producing region of southern Patagonia and its principal economic activity is coal mining. The town was formally established on 28 November 1959. Its name commemorates the date of its foundation, which coincided with the second anniversary of the adoption of Santa Cruz Province's constitution. A decree consolidated several existing settlements into a single town, creating the present administrative community. This origin distinguishes Veintiocho de Noviembre from a commercial brand: it is a populated place and local municipality rather than a branded consumer, corporate, or professional-services entity. A notable civic event took place on 25 May 1962, when the Argentine national flag was raised for the first time in the town's central square. The flag was donated by Adolfo González, who had lived in the community for many years. The ceremony forms part of the town's recorded civic history. Veintiocho de Noviembre is also the nearest town to Río Turbio Airport. Its location gives it a connection to the wider Río Turbio coal district, regional transport, and cross-border geography. At the 2022 Argentine Census, the town had 9,478 inhabitants. The population is described as being predominantly of Argentine and Italian origin. Available reference material does not establish a separate brand identity, product portfolio, corporate owner, executive structure, or commercial operating market for the subject.

Veintiocho de Noviembre is a settlement in the southwestern part of Santa Cruz Province, in Argentine Patagonia. Its geographic setting is defined by its proximity to Río Turbio, the Chilean border, and the broader coal-producing landscape of the region. The town is approximately 270 kilometres west of Río Gallegos and 13 kilometres south of Río Turbio, while Puerto Natales in Chile is located relatively nearby across the border. The community received its official foundation on 28 November 1959. A provincial decree brought several settlements together as one town. The selected name, written in Spanish as Veintiocho de Noviembre, refers directly to the date of the town's foundation. The date also had constitutional significance in Santa Cruz because it marked the second anniversary of the adoption of the province's constitution. The town's civic identity developed through public institutions and local ceremonies. On 25 May 1962, the Argentine flag was raised for the first time in the central square. The flag was donated by Adolfo González, a long-term resident of the settlement. This event is documented as an early symbolic moment in the community's public history. Coal mining became the central economic activity of Veintiocho de Noviembre and links the town closely with Río Turbio and the surrounding mining district. The settlement's location also supports its role as a local access point for the area: it is the nearest town to Río Turbio Airport. In demographic terms, the 2022 Census recorded 9,478 inhabitants. Reference material characterizes most residents as being of Argentinian and Italian origin. Because the authoritative subject is a town, not a consumer or corporate brand, conventional brand fields such as products, campaigns, executives, ownership, parent company, and market positioning do not apply. The available references provide no evidence of a separate commercial brand using the same name.

• 2022

  Population recorded in the national census

  [1]Veintiocho de Noviembreen.wikipedia.org

  The 2022 Census recorded 9,478 inhabitants in Veintiocho de Noviembre.

• 1962

  First raising of the Argentine flag

  [1]Veintiocho de Noviembreen.wikipedia.org

  The Argentine flag was raised for the first time in the town's central square on 25 May. The flag was donated by Adolfo González, a longtime resident.

• 1959

  Official foundation

  [1]Veintiocho de Noviembreen.wikipedia.org

  A decree merged several settlements into a single town on 28 November 1959. The town was named Veintiocho de Noviembre after its foundation date.

A Patagonian coal-mining town and local settlement in southern Argentina, rather than a commercial brand.

1. 1Veintiocho de Noviembreen.wikipedia.org