Tehuelches Department
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Tehuelches Department | |
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| Departamento Tehuelches | |
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| Coordinates: 44°01′S 70°28′W / 44.017°S 70.467°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Chubut |
| Capital | José de San Martín |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,750 km2 (5,700 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 5,498 |
| • Density | 0.35/km2 (0.9/sq mi) |
| Post Code | U9220 |
Tehuelches Department is a department of Chubut Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a total area of 14,750 km2, and its capital city is José de San Martín, which is located around 1,870 km from the Capital federal.
Demographics
[edit]According to INDEC estimates for June 2008, the population of the department reached 5.498 inhabitants.[1]
| Population evolution of the Tehuelches department according to the different national censuses and intercensal variation in % | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Population | 4269 | 4884 | 5154 | 4728 | 4801 | 5159 | 5498 | ||||||||||||
| Variation | - | +14.40 % | +5.52 % | −8.26 % | +1.54 % | +7.45 % | +6.57 % | ||||||||||||
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INDEC).
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Puesto Viejo (modelled data) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.1 (95.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 6.4 (43.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 10.9 (51.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 0.9 (33.6) | −1.8 (28.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 4.8 (40.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.8 (37.0) | −0.9 (30.4) | −3.6 (25.5) | −5.6 (21.9) | −6.8 (19.8) | −5.5 (22.1) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.1 (39.4) | −0.6 (30.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) | −5.4 (22.3) | −10.1 (13.8) | −14.4 (6.1) | −29.1 (−20.4) | −36.0 (−32.8) | −32.3 (−26.1) | −29.2 (−20.6) | −23.6 (−10.5) | −11.6 (11.1) | −10.0 (14.0) | −6.0 (21.2) | −36.0 (−32.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29 (1.1) | 25 (1.0) | 25 (1.0) | 23 (0.9) | 20 (0.8) | 19 (0.7) | 19 (0.7) | 20 (0.8) | 22 (0.9) | 27 (1.1) | 29 (1.1) | 30 (1.2) | 343 (13.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
Settlements
[edit]- Gobernador Costa
- José de San Martín
- Río Pico
- Doctor Atilio Oscar Viglione
- Alto Río Pico
- Puesto Viejo
- Putrachoique
- Laguna Blanca
- Arroyo Arenoso
- Aldea Shaman
- Lago Vintter
- Nueva Lubecka
- Rio Frias
Economy
[edit]The economic activities carried out are services, but the main economic activity is still sheep farming.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Estimaciones de población de la provincia de Chubut 2001-2010 pag. 15- INDEC -.
- ^ "Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "História de Gobernador Costa - Guia Patagonia". Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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