La Rioja, Argentina
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| Coordinates: 29°24′45″S 66°51′15″W / 29.41250°S 66.85417°W | |
| Country | |
| Province | La Rioja |
| Department | Capital |
| Founded | 1591 |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 180,995 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | F5300 |
| Dialing code | +54 3822 |
| Website | Official website |
La Rioja (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈrjo.xa]) is the capital city of the Argentine province of La Rioja, located in the east of the province. The city has a population of almost 150,000 according to the 2001 census [INDEC].
La Rioja is located on the foot of the Velasco Sierras, 1,167 km (725 mi) from Buenos Aires, and 430 km (267 mi) from Córdoba.
History
It was founded in 1591 by the governor of Tucumán Province.[1]
Geography
Climate
La Rioja has a semi-arid climate (BSh, according to the Köppen climate classification), with average temperatures of 5 °C (41 °F) to 19 °C (66 °F) winter and 21 °C (70 °F) to 35 °C (95 °F) in summer, but with maximum temperatures of more than 45 °C (113 °F). The average annual rainfall is 411.4 mm (16 in), falling almost exclusively during the summer when moist tropical air from the northeast enters the region. The highest recorded temperature was 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) on December 28, 1971[2] while the lowest recorded temperature was −7.2 °C (19.0 °F) on August 5, 1966.[3]
| Climate data for La Rioja, Argentina (Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport) 1981–2010, extremes 1931–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 45.5 (113.9) |
43.6 (110.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
42.6 (108.7) |
45.2 (113.4) |
44.6 (112.3) |
46.4 (115.5) |
46.4 (115.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.7 (94.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 96.3 (3.79) |
73.6 (2.90) |
65.0 (2.56) |
29.3 (1.15) |
9.0 (0.35) |
2.9 (0.11) |
3.8 (0.15) |
4.2 (0.17) |
9.4 (0.37) |
17.6 (0.69) |
35.9 (1.41) |
65.0 (2.56) |
412.0 (16.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 44.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61.8 | 64.6 | 68.6 | 69.7 | 69.7 | 69.4 | 62.9 | 52.9 | 48.9 | 48.8 | 51.9 | 55.9 | 60.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266.6 | 237.3 | 217.0 | 204.0 | 204.6 | 189.0 | 210.8 | 251.1 | 228.0 | 257.3 | 267.0 | 269.7 | 2,802.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 62 | 64 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 65 | 73 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 63 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows),[3] Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs and July record low),[2] UNLP (sun only)[5] | |||||||||||||
Sights
The Museo Folklórico is set in a 17th-century building, and its displays include local chaya music and the Tinkunaco festival.[6]
References
- ^ "La Rioja". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ a b "La Rioja, La Rioja". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Station La Rioja" (in French). Météo Climat. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1981-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas". Atlas Bioclimáticos (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Museo Folklórico". La Rioja, Argentina. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
External links
- Official page (Spanish)
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- City Information (English)
- Universidad Nacional de La Rioja (Spanish)
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