Tolhuin
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Tolhuin | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Tolhuin Location of Tolhuin in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 54°30.37′S 67°11.43′W / 54.50617°S 67.19050°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Tierra del Fuego |
| Department | Tolhuin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Intendant | Daniel Harrington (PJ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 9,879 |
| • Density | 183/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | V9412 |
| Dialing code | +54 2901 |
| Climate | ET |
Tolhuin is a town in the province of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. It has 9,879 inhabitants as per the 2022 census.[1] It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Fagnano, in the southern part of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. It is the third largest settlement on the Argentine side of Tierra del Fuego after Ushuaia and Río Grande.
Tolhuin was founded on October 9, 1972. The word means "like a heart" in Selkʼnam language.[2] It lies on National Route 3, and is the only town between the cities of Ushuaia (about 103 kilometres to the south) and Río Grande (about 133 kilometres to the north) on this motorway.
There is a bakery called Panadería La Unión located in the town center that has become famous in the region. Most buses going to Ushuaia stop here so their passengers can have a coffee, and eat baked goods. The bakery's walls are lined with autographed photographs of Argentine celebrities who have visited the town over the decades.[3]
