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Aguas Blancas (Salta) is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina.[1] It is a city in the Oran department, located northeast of the province of Salta, Argentina. Aguas Blancas is located on the right bank of the Bermejo River, which forms a natural boundary between Argentina and Bolivia. The city Bermejo, Bolivia is on the opposite bank of the river.
Aguas Blancas (Salta) | |
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Municipality and village | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Salta Province |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,403 |
Area code | 03878 |
Climate | Cwb |
It has a cluster of farms with novelty horticultural crops and high-value fruits which it exports. These include orange, grapefruit, lemon, mango, papaya, banana, green pepper, tomato, watermelon, pumpkin, melon, strawberry, sweet potato, cassava, and coffee.
Climate edit
Climate data for Aguas Blancas (1964–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 253 (10.0) |
226 (8.9) |
227 (8.9) |
94 (3.7) |
42 (1.7) |
12 (0.5) |
11 (0.4) |
9 (0.4) |
15 (0.6) |
60 (2.4) |
120 (4.7) |
204 (8.0) |
1,273 (50.1) |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[2] |
References edit
- ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
- ^ "Estadísticos de Precipitaciones y Balance Hídrico". Las Precipitaciones del Noroeste Argentino (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved 3 April 2016.