Cutral Có
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Cutral Có | |
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City | |
Location of Cutral Có in Argentina | |
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Country | Argentina |
Province | Neuquén |
Department | Confluencia |
Founded | October 22, 1933 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tomás Eduardo Benítez (UCR) |
Area | |
• Total | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 541 m (1,775 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 45,185 |
• Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | cutralcoense |
Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
CPA base | Q8322 |
Dialing code | +54 0299 |
Climate | BWk |
Website | Official website |
Cutral Có is a city in the Confluencia Department of Neuquén Province in Argentina. It is part of the statistical area formed with neighboring Plaza Huincul.
The settlement is located in the desert, it was founded in 1933 after the discovery of oil. The majority of the economy is based on the petrochemical industry. Cutral-Có is home to several multinational corporations such as Repsol-YPF and Petrobras.
Following the 1992 privatization of YPF, thousands of people lost their jobs in the city's important industrial action.
There are plans to transport water from the Río Neuquén in order to introduce agriculture to the region.
The city used to have its own airport.
Climate
Climate data for Cutral Có | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 39.4 (102.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.2 (90) |
27.8 (82) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.2 (54) |
6.9 (44.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.5 (0.374) |
10.5 (0.413) |
11.5 (0.453) |
19.0 (0.748) |
14.5 (0.571) |
18.0 (0.709) |
13.0 (0.512) |
8.0 (0.315) |
16.5 (0.65) |
27.5 (1.083) |
14.5 (0.571) |
15.0 (0.591) |
177.5 (6.988) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 31.5 | 36.5 | 42.0 | 49.5 | 59.5 | 66.0 | 64.5 | 54.5 | 49.5 | 43.5 | 37.5 | 34.0 | 47.4 |
Source: Secretaria de Mineria[1] |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- (Spanish) Federal website
- (Spanish) Municipal website