El Aguilar
| El Aguilar | |
|---|---|
| Municipality and town | |
  El Aguilar | |
| Coordinates: AR 23°13′03″S 65°40′47″W / 23.21750°S 65.67972°W | |
| Country |
 Argentina |
| Province | Jujuy Province |
| Elevation | 3,980 m (13,060 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,655 |
| Area code(s) | 03887 |
El Aguilar is a company mining town and municipality in Jujuy Province in Argentina.[1] At 3,980 metres (13,060 ft), it is one of the highest settlements in the country after Mina Pirquitas which is at 4,160 metres (13,650 ft). It has 3655 inhabitants (2001 census).
Climate
| Climate data for El Aguilar (1969–1988) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43) |
6.3 (43.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
3.9 (39) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.9 (39) |
5.3 (41.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 106 (4.17) |
96 (3.78) |
53 (2.09) |
5 (0.2) |
1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.04) |
2 (0.08) |
9 (0.35) |
24 (0.94) |
66 (2.6) |
364 (14.33) |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Ministerio del Interior (Spanish)
- ↑ "Estadísticos de Precipitaciones y Balance Hídrico". Las Precipitaciones del Noroeste Argentino (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
Coordinates: 23°13′03″S 65°40′47″W / 23.21750°S 65.67972°W
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