San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia (usually shortened to Concordia) is a city in the north-east of the province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 149,450 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name.
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Concordia | |
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City | |
Concordia Location of Concordia in Argentina | |
Coordinates: 31°24′S 58°2′W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Entre Ríos |
Department | Concordia |
Founded | November 29, 1831 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Enrique Cresto (Justicialist Party) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.259 km2 (1.258 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Total | 149,450 |
• Density | 46,000/km2 (120,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | concordiense |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
CPA base | E3200 |
Dialing code | +54 345 |
Website | Official website |
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Concordia lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Salto in Uruguay. The two cities are joined by a road/railway link that is part of the Salto Grande Dam complex (starting on the Argentine side 18 km north from the center of Concordia).
According to the Köppen climate classification, Concordia has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).[1]: 8 Mean monthly temperatures range from 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) in July, the coldest month, to 25.3 °C (78 °F) in January, the warmest month.[1]: 8 Concordia receives a mean annual precipitation of 1,372.9 mm (54 in).[1]: 11 Fall (March to May) is the wettest season while winter (June to August) is the driest season.[1]: 11 However, there is great year to year variability in annual precipitation.[1]: 12 The frost free period is 10 months long and in an average year, there are 8.6 days with frost.[1]: 9
Climate data for Concordia, Entre Ríos (Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport) 1981–2010, extremes 1963–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 42.1 (107.8) |
40.6 (105.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.3 (95.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
38.7 (101.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
42.1 (107.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 133.9 (5.27) |
145.7 (5.74) |
156.5 (6.16) |
163.4 (6.43) |
99.7 (3.93) |
82.4 (3.24) |
52.2 (2.06) |
58.7 (2.31) |
85.6 (3.37) |
136.9 (5.39) |
140.8 (5.54) |
121.0 (4.76) |
1,376.8 (54.20) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 94.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 63.5 | 70.1 | 72.4 | 77.5 | 79.8 | 81.0 | 78.0 | 73.9 | 71.4 | 70.4 | 67.1 | 63.7 | 72.4 |
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[2][3][4] |
Climate data for Concordia INTA (1967–2016) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 41.4 (106.5) |
41.3 (106.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.2 (102.6) |
41.4 (106.5) |
41.4 (106.5) |
Average high °C (°F) | 31.9 (89.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 128.0 (5.04) |
148.5 (5.85) |
140.8 (5.54) |
146.5 (5.77) |
105.2 (4.14) |
79.5 (3.13) |
61.7 (2.43) |
70.2 (2.76) |
96.7 (3.81) |
141.7 (5.58) |
135.8 (5.35) |
127.0 (5.00) |
1,372.9 (54.05) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 67.5 | 74.1 | 76.0 | 78.8 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 81.3 | 76.9 | 73.5 | 72.9 | 69.9 | 66.0 | 75.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 288.3 | 228.8 | 238.7 | 201.0 | 170.5 | 144.0 | 167.4 | 186.0 | 201.0 | 232.5 | 261.0 | 285.2 | 2,604.4 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 7.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 66.3 | 60.9 | 62.8 | 58.9 | 52.3 | 46.8 | 52.2 | 54.2 | 56.4 | 58.3 | 63.1 | 65.0 | 58.1 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[1]: 9 |
The city is known as the national capital of citrus production. El Palmar National Park, an important reserve for Yatay palm trees, lies 60 km south of the city.
The area is served by an airport (IATA: COC, ICAO: SAAC) located at 31°18′S 58°0′W, but which is ostensibly not operational.
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