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Comodoro Rivadavia is a city of c. 73 000 inhabitants located in
Patagonia, in the South of province of Chubut,
where oil is extracted. The black device on the right of the flag is an oil
extractor (there might be a more specific technical term to designate this
device). The three other black device on the left of the flag look like
electric windmills. It would make sense since Patagonia is known for its
violent winds.
Bernardino Rivadavia (1780-1845) was the first President of the Republic
of Argentina (1826-1827). In 1880, his birthdate was declared National
Day.
Ivan Sache, 03 Mar 2002
There is a short article about this in the current issue of the Flag Institute magazine, Flagmaster 110 [flm]. There used to be