Tinogasta
Tinogasta | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Catamarca |
| Department | Tinogasta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hugo Ávila (Justicialist Party) |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,509 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| CPA base | K5340 |
| Dialing code | +54 3837 |
Tinogasta (Spanish pronunciation: [tinoˈɣasta]) is a city in the west of the province of Catamarca, Argentina, on the right-hand shore of the Abaucán River, about 280 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It had about 14,500 inhabitants at the 2001 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the department of the same name. The name of the city comes from the Kakana words tino "meeting" and gasta "town".
Tinogasta is a tourist site. It has access to the mountains for adventure tourism, hot springs, and archaeological museums. The basis of the local economy is agriculture, focused on vine.
Climate
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).[1]
| Climate data for Tinogasta | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.7 (108.9) |
44.8 (112.6) |
40.3 (104.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
35.5 (95.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
41.5 (106.7) |
42.5 (108.5) |
43.5 (110.3) |
44.8 (112.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.3 (91.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63 (2.5) |
46 (1.8) |
21 (0.8) |
13 (0.5) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
24 (0.9) |
183 (7.2) |
| Average precipitation days | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 33.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs and lows 1970–present)[3] | |||||||||||||
External links
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- Departamento Tinogasta
- WelcomeArgentina.com
References
- ^ Climate Summary for Tinogasta
- ^ "Datos Estadísticos (Período 1971-1980)" (in Spanish). National Meteorological Service of Argentina. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ "Tinogasta, Catamarca". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved June 8, 2015.