Aguas Blancas, Salta
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Aguas Blancas (Salta) | |
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Municipality and village | |
 Secondary School 5059 - Aguas Blancas - Oran - panoramio.jpg | |
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| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | Salta Province |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,403 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Area code | 03878 |
| Climate | Cwb |
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.
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.
22°44′S 64°22′W / 22.733°S 64.367°W
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