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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 | |
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Municipality and town | |
  El Aguilar | |
| Coordinates: 23°13′03″S 65°40′47″W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | Jujuy Province |
| Elevation | 3,980 m (13,060 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,655 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Area code | 03887 |
El Aguilar has an alpine climate (Köppen ETH) 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.
| Climate data for El Aguilar (1969-1988) | |||||||||||||
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| 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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