Flag of Chubut
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| Use | Civil and state flag |
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | January 6, 2005 |
| Designed by | Roxana Vanesa Jones |
The flag of Chubut, an Argentine province in central Patagonia, located between the Río Negro to the north and Santa Cruz to the south, has been in force since 6 January 2005.[1]
The flag consists of a light blue field crossed by three thin lines. At the top, a white zigzag line referring to the Andes mountain range, which forms the western border of the province, a yellow straight line in the middle, which symbolizes the Chubut River and other rivers that cross the territory, and a white wavy line, which symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean, which washes the coast to the east. In the center, there is a cogwheel and an ear of wheat, symbolizing industrial and agricultural activity. Inside the cogwheel is also the Florentino Ameghino Dam, drawn in oblique perspective. Above the cogwheel is the rising sun with 16 rays, which symbolize the 15 departments of the province and the area of jurisdiction over the sea, symbolically referred to as the department of Atlántico.[2]
