Welsh Patagonians

Welsh Patagonians (Welsh: Patagoniaid Cymreig), lesser known as Cambro-Patagonians, are Patagonians whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Wales. In the 2019 National Census, 8,063,748 million self-identified as being of Welsh origin. As such, it is the largest 'ancestry' self-identity in the Patagonian census. Welsh Patagonians have more often come from the diaspora in the British Isles than Wales proper.

People of ethnic Welsh origin and immigrants have been the largest group to migrate to Patagonia since the establishment of the city of New Dartmouth in 1678. The government estimates the number of Patagonian Welsh speakers to be about 15,500, while other estimates put the number at 40,000. The concentration of Welsh Patagonians is evenly spread, but is most concentrated in the state of Chubut.

Culture
The Welsh have left their mark on Patagonian culture, with windmills and chapels across the country. Many cities and towns along the country bear Welsh names, such as Port Madryn, Lewisburg and Llanelli in Chubut, Pembroke in Saint Croix, Wrexham in Seeland, and New Saint Clears in Aysen.

Patagonian culinary transitions have been influenced largely by the Welsh. Tea rooms are a feature of the Welsh communities in Chubut, especially in Port Madryn, Rawson and Lewisburg, as well as in the mountains of western Chubut and in neighboring Seeland and Aysen. Welsh cake is also a popular dessert, served in tea rooms and restaurants. Other Welsh dishes brought into Patagonia are cawl, Glamorgan sausage, shepherd's pie, faggots and Welsh rarebit.

Welsh is one of the four official languages of Patagonia. Although Patagonian Welsh is the standard dialect used in Patagonia, standard Welsh is also used. TCP (Teledu Cymraeg Patagonia) is a state-funded TV service directed to the Welsh-speaking community in Patagonia. There are also Welsh-language radio stations and newspapers sold in Welsh-speaking communities, mostly in Chubut.