Aluminé (town)
Aluminé | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
  Aluminé   Aluminé | |
| Coordinates: 39°13′S 70°57′W / 39.217°S 70.950°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Neuquén |
| Department | Aluminé Department |
| Founded | October 20, 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Damián Romero |
| Elevation | 985 m (3,232 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,720 |
| CPA Base | B 8345 |
| Area code | +54 02942 |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | www.alumine.gov.ar |
Aluminé is a second class municipality and the capital city of Aluminé Department located in Neuquén Province, Argentina.
History
Aluminé was established in 1915, due to the departmental reorganization of the Neuquén Territory, today the Neuquén Province.
Geography
Located in the left shore of the Aluminé River, surrounded by mountains, is the entry to the "Distrito del pehuén" (Pehuen district) to the Mapuche community and the ten lakes: Quillén, Hui Hui, Rucachoroy, Pulmarí, Nonpehuén, Pilhue, Ñorquinco, Polcahue, Moquehue and Aluminé.
Climate
| Climate data for Aluminé, Neuquen (1993–2004) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.0 (0.71) |
11.2 (0.44) |
27.3 (1.07) |
60.4 (2.38) |
80.7 (3.18) |
216.8 (8.54) |
140.3 (5.52) |
115.0 (4.53) |
66.2 (2.61) |
56.0 (2.20) |
38.0 (1.50) |
26.1 (1.03) |
856.0 (33.70) |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Valles neuquinos: Regiones naturales" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved 10 October 2018.