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Origin
editThe name Capilla del Monte refers to the first chapel that was founded in the area almost 500 years ago, which was founded by the Spanish Jaimes family.[1] According to the official records that chapel is called the church of San Antonio de Padua, and is located just a few kilometers to the east of the current city center. The church is situated on a hill about half a kilometer from the original train station of the Tren de las Sierras. However, some locals claim that the chapel that gives the city its name is a different one, located in another area that hasn’t yet been urbanized. Until the 1970s, the city’s population was located mostly around the train station. That building now houses the Center of Tourist Information.
Geography
editLocation
editThe city extends along the western foothills of the mountains Cerro Uritorco and Cerro Las Gemelas to the lake El Cajón, which forms from the river Río Dolores. It centers around the highway Ruta Nacional 38. Urban development has grown from the late 1980s, encouraged by the arrival of families from other cities, especially those from Buenos Aires, Rosario, and Córdoba. Development was dominated by residential construction. The urban area has grown to include areas that still maintain predominantly natural characteristics, such as the rock formation El Zapato, the Los Paredones hills, and the banks of the Calabalumba River.[2]
Climate
editCapilla del Monte has a subtropical highland climate, with an average annual precipitation of 641 millimetres (25.2 in). Summers are pleasant and winters are chilly and drier. Snowfalls are uncommon. This climate is described by the Köppen climate classification as Cwb.
| Climate data for Capilla del Monte | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.7 (58.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.6 (45.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 101 (4.0) |
95 (3.7) |
83 (3.3) |
41 (1.6) |
30 (1.2) |
9 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
8 (0.3) |
21 (0.8) |
64 (2.5) |
84 (3.3) |
94 (3.7) |
641 (25.2) |
| Source: Climate Data[3] | |||||||||||||
- ^ "Capilla del Monte". www.capilladelmonte.gov.ar. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ "Historia y Generalidades de Capilla del Monte Ubicacion GPS Uritorco Córdoba Argentina". www.encapilladelmonte.com.ar. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Climate: Capilla del Monte". Retrieved 3 May 2015.