Santa Rosa, La Pampa
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| Coordinates: 36°37′0″S 64°17′0″W / 36.61667°S 64.28333°WCoordinates: 36°37′0″S 64°17′0″W / 36.61667°S 64.28333°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  La Pampa |
| Department | Capital |
| Founded | 22 April 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Francisco Torroba (FREPAM) |
| Area | |
| • City | 1,500 km2 (600 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • City | 96,920 |
| • Metro | 110,640 |
| Time zone | ART (UTC−3) |
| Postal code | L6300 |
| Phone code | +54 2954 |
| Website | (Spanish) www.santarosa.gov.ar |
Santa Rosa is a city in the Argentine Pampas, and the capital of La Pampa Province, Argentina. It lies on the east of the province, on the shore of the Don Tomás Lagoon, at the intersection of National Routes 5 and 35. The city (94,340) and its surroundings hold 102,610 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]), around a third of the population of the province. Its current mayor is Francisco Torroba. Founded in 1892 by Tomás Mason, Santa Rosa did not develop into a relatively important agricultural centre until the second half of the 20th century. It is still one of the smallest provincial capitals of the country after Patagonian Rawson, Ushuaia and Viedma.
City sights include the Fitte neighbourhood (1930), the monument to San Martín, the Palace of Justice, the Teatro Español Theatre (1908), the Provincial Art Museum (with paintings by Raúl Soldi, Antonio Berni, Quinquela Martín and other important Argentine painters) and the Provincial Natural History Museum.
The Santa Rosa Airport (IATA: RSA, ICAO: SAZR) is located 2 kilometres from Santa Rosa on Route 35, and serves regular flights to Buenos Aires and Viedma.
Near Santa Rosa is the city of Toay.
Santa Rosa+Toay: Gran Santa Rosa
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Geography [edit]
Climate [edit]
Santa Rosa has a humid subtropical climate (Cwa, according the Köppen climate classification), with warm to hot summers and chilly, dry winters.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.9 (66) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
22.57 (72.63) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.0 (59) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.2 (45) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
15.4 (59.72) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.2 (54) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.11 (48.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 94.0 (3.701) |
64.0 (2.52) |
95.6 (3.764) |
69.0 (2.717) |
37.3 (1.469) |
9.2 (0.362) |
32.0 (1.26) |
28.6 (1.126) |
53.0 (2.087) |
57.0 (2.244) |
96.5 (3.799) |
90.0 (3.543) |
726.2 (28.592) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 81 |
| % humidity | 60 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 67.9 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[1] | |||||||||||||
Sport [edit]
The city is home to football team, Club Atlético Santa Rosa and Club Atlético All Boys.
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Church in Santa Rosa, Argentina.
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Municipal Building, Santa Rosa, Argentina.
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Monument to José de San Martín, Santa Rosa.
References [edit]
- ^ "Datos Estadísticos (Período 1981-1990)" (in Spanish). National Meteorological Service of Argentina. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
External links [edit]
- Santa Rosa Municipality (Spanish)
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
- Tourism (English)
