the settlement is on the Confluence between the rivers Limay and Neuquén, forming the río Negro (black river), this zone is known as Comahue and is the most important settlement of population in Patagonia.
This rapid demographic growth leveled off in the mid 1990s.
Neuquén – Plottier – Cipolletti was the 14th largest agglomeration in Argentina, having passed Bahía Blanca during the 1990s.
Agriculture is the main economic activity of the region.
The north of the Neuquén city is lying over the río Neuquén, and the south over Limay; Plottier is very close to the south of Limay river; and, Cipolletti lying at the left of Neuquén river.