Rawson is located some 20 kilometres of both Trelew, the Almirante Zar Trelew Airport, and the National Route #3, 1,500 kilometres south of Buenos Aires. It's placed on both sides of the River Chubut, over which a bridge was built in 1889 that is still used. Playa Unión, Rawson's resort beach, is 6 km from the city centre.
The city has a fishing port, Puerto Rawson, on the Atlantic Ocean coast 5 km down the river. Provincial administration and the port are the main economical activities in the city.
There are two small museums in Rawson. The City Museum, above a cinema, has historical objects and old photographs. The Don Bosco Museum has a collection of local history and wildlife, including artefacts from the Welsh community. The General San Martín Zoo and Park covers, since 1976, 6 hectares of the shore of the Chubut River.
Rawson's climate is dry, with temperatures in the range 0° to 15°C in winter, and 10° to 20°C in spring and autumn, with peaks of up to 38°C in summer.
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