El Aguilar

Municipality and town in Jujuy Province, Argentina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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).

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El Aguilar
Municipality and town
El Aguilar is located in Argentina
El Aguilar
Coordinates: 23°13′03″S 65°40′47″W
Country Argentina
ProvinceJujuy Province
Elevation
3,980 m (13,060 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
3,655
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
Area code03887
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Climate

El Aguilar has an alpine climate (Köppen ET) with two distinct seasons. There is a relatively mild wet season from December to March and a bone-dry dry season with frigid mornings from April to November.

More information Climate data for El Aguilar (1969-1988), Month ...
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
(43.0)
6.3
(43.3)
5.9
(42.6)
3.9
(39.0)
0.7
(33.3)
−0.8
(30.6)
−1.5
(29.3)
0.5
(32.9)
2.0
(35.6)
3.9
(39.0)
5.3
(41.5)
5.8
(42.4)
3.2
(37.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 106
(4.2)
96
(3.8)
53
(2.1)
5
(0.2)
1
(0.0)
1
(0.0)
0
(0)
1
(0.0)
2
(0.1)
9
(0.4)
24
(0.9)
66
(2.6)
364
(14.3)
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[2]
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