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 11,500 inhabitants at the 2010 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 | |
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City | |
Tinogasta Location of Tinogasta in Argentina | |
Coordinates: 28°4′S 67°34′W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Catamarca |
Department | Tinogasta |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hugo Ávila (Justicialist Party) |
Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Total | 11,485 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
CPA base | K5340 |
Dialing code | +54 3837 |
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.
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).[1]
Climate data for Tinogasta (1981–2010, extremes 1961–2016) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 44.0 (111.2) |
44.8 (112.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.0 (104.0) |
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) |
Average high °C (°F) | 33.5 (92.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.9 (93.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
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 (%) | 56.9 | 58.3 | 60.8 | 61.6 | 63.2 | 60.0 | 55.4 | 47.7 | 47.3 | 46.5 | 48.6 | 51.6 | 54.8 |
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation 1971–1980)[2][3][4] |
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Ancasti Department |
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Andalgalá Department |
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Antofagasta de la Sierra Department |
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Belén Department |
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Capayán Department |
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Capital Department |
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El Alto Department |
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Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department |
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La Paz Department |
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Paclín Department |
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Pomán Department |
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Santa Maria Department |
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Santa Rosa Department |
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Tinogasta Department |
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Valle Viejo Department |
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