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City in Neuquén, Argentina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cutral Có is a city in the Confluencia Department of Neuquén Province in Argentina. It is part of the statistical area formed with neighboring Plaza Huincul.
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Cutral Có | |
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  Cutral Có   Cutral Có | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′S 69°14′W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Neuquén |
| Department | Confluencia |
| Founded | October 22, 1933 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomás Eduardo Benítez (UCR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 541 m (1,775 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 35,465 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | cutralcoense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | Q8322 |
| Dialing code | +54 0299 |
| Climate | BWk |
| Website | Official website |
The settlement is located in the desert, it was founded in 1933 after the discovery of oil. The majority of the economy is based on the petrochemical industry. Cutral-Có is home to several multinational corporations such as Repsol-YPF and Petrobras.
Following the 1992 privatization of YPF, thousands of people lost their jobs in the city's important industrial action.
There are plans to transport water from the Río Neuquén in order to introduce agriculture to the region.
The city used to have its own airport.
| Climate data for Cutral Có | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.4 (102.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.5 (0.37) |
10.5 (0.41) |
11.5 (0.45) |
19.0 (0.75) |
14.5 (0.57) |
18.0 (0.71) |
13.0 (0.51) |
8.0 (0.31) |
16.5 (0.65) |
27.5 (1.08) |
14.5 (0.57) |
15.0 (0.59) |
177.5 (6.99) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 31.5 | 36.5 | 42.0 | 49.5 | 59.5 | 66.0 | 64.5 | 54.5 | 49.5 | 43.5 | 37.5 | 34.0 | 47.4 |
| Source: Secretaria de Mineria[1] | |||||||||||||
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