General Roca, RÃo Negro
General Roca is the capital of the department in the northwest of the province of Río Negro in the southwestern Argentina.
Is named the city after General Julio Argentino Roca, who commanded the desert campaign by the Argentine nation-state came into the effective possession of Patagonia, in which the Indians of the region but were decimated. He was 1880-1888 and 1898-1904 Argentine president.
Location and Geography
The town lies in the valley of the Río Negro, which is irrigated at this point and thus is suitable for agriculture. The climate in the valley is dry and warmgemäßigt because the valley is protected from the strong winds of the Patagonian climate.
General Roca belongs to another catchment area of 50 km western city of Neuquén.
Economy
General Roca is the center of a vast area in which especially fruit is grown. In particular apples are grown in square fields, surrounded as a windbreak of a double row of poplars. In the city the agricultural products are processed in agro-industrial enterprises.
Culture
In the city the Instituto Superior de Arte is situated, the most important cultural institution in the area of Northern Patagonia theater, music, dance and cinema. It was founded in 1972 and is one of the most modern cultural centers of Argentina.