San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca




City in Catamarca, Argentina



















































San Fernando del
Valle de Catamarca
City

(From top to bottom; from left to right) Aerial view of the city; Our Lady of the Valley of Catamarca Cathedral; San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca Historical Museum; El Jumeal reservoir and the San Francisco Church.
(From top to bottom; from left to right) Aerial view of the city; Our Lady of the Valley of Catamarca Cathedral; San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca Historical Museum; El Jumeal reservoir and the San Francisco Church.





Flag of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Flag
Coat of arms of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Coat of arms

Capital department within Catamarca Province
Capital department within Catamarca Province



San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is located in Argentina

San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca

San Fernando del
Valle de Catamarca



Location of San Fernando del
Valle de Catamarca in Argentina

Coordinates: 28°28′S 65°47′W / 28.467°S 65.783°W / -28.467; -65.783Coordinates: 28°28′S 65°47′W / 28.467°S 65.783°W / -28.467; -65.783
Country
 Argentina
Province
 Catamarca
Department Capital
Government

 • Mayor
 Raúl Jalil (Frente para la Victoria)
Elevation

 500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
(2010)

 • Total 159,139
Demonym(s) catamarqueño
Time zone
UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base

K4700
Dialing code +54 383

San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ feɾˈnando ðel ˈβaʝe ðe kataˈmaɾka]) is a city in northwestern Argentina and capital of Catamarca Province, on the Río Valle River, at the feet of the Cerro Ambato. The city name is normally shortened as Catamarca.


The city of 684 km2 (264 sq mi), located 500 m (1,640 ft) above sea level, has 159,000 inhabitants (2010 census [INDEC]), with more than 200,000 counting the suburbia, what represents around 70% of the population of the province.




Contents






  • 1 Overview


  • 2 History and politics


  • 3 Climate


  • 4 Economy


  • 5 Gallery


  • 6 See also


  • 7 Notes


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





Overview


The city is located 1,130 km (702 mi) from Buenos Aires. The closest provincial capitals are La Rioja (154 km (96 mi)), Tucumán (230 km (143 mi)) and Santiago del Estero (209 km (130 mi)).


Many pilgrims come to San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca to visit the Church of the Virgin of the Valley (1694), which contains a statue of Nuestra Señora del Valle (Our Lady of the Valley).


Catamarca is also the touristic centre of the province, with its colonial architecture, and serves as a hub to many touristic points and excursions, hiking, mountain-bike tours, horse riding, and wine tasting.


San Fernando del Valle is served by Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport) (CTC/SANC), with flights to IRJ, TUC and AEP.



History and politics


An initial settlement, called Londres, was established here by Spanish colonists in 1558; a permanent settlement was not founded until 1683, by Fernando de Mendoza y Mate de Luna. Catamarca comes from Quechua meaning "fortress on the slope".


The city, which had only 8,000 inhabitants in 1882 and was reached by a railway line in 1888, grew very slowly, and the region remained poor even in the middle of the 20th century. This situation was exacerbated by nepotism on the part of the ruling Saadi family, before they lost political power in the 1990s. In spite of this, the province remains still politically unstable, and a large part of its population lives in precarious conditions.



Climate


The warm semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) of Catamarca has an annual average of 20 °C with an average maximum temperature of 34 °C (93 °F) in summer with several days typically exceeding 43 °C (109 °F), and an average minimum of 5 °C (41 °F) in winter. Temperatures in the high mountains can drop down to −30 °C (−22 °F). The Valle (valley) receives relatively little rainfall from summer thunderstorms; most of the precipitation is received in the form of snow on the high mountain tops surrounding the city.







































































































































































Climate data for San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (1981–2010, extremes 1941–present)[a]
Month
 Jan
 Feb
 Mar
 Apr
 May
 Jun
 Jul
 Aug
 Sep
 Oct
 Nov
 Dec
 Year
Record high °C (°F)
 45.8
(114.4)
 44.4
(111.9)
 44.8
(112.6)
 38.3
(100.9)
 39.3
(102.7)
 34.7
(94.5)
 38.6
(101.5)
 41.9
(107.4)
 44.4
(111.9)
 47.0
(116.6)
 47.1
(116.8)
 47.7
(117.9)
 47.7
(117.9)
Average high °C (°F)
 34.1
(93.4)
 32.8
(91.0)
 31.2
(88.2)
 27.5
(81.5)
 23.5
(74.3)
 20.0
(68.0)
 20.2
(68.4)
 23.9
(75.0)
 26.8
(80.2)
 30.9
(87.6)
 32.7
(90.9)
 34.3
(93.7)
 28.2
(82.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)
 27.3
(81.1)
 26.0
(78.8)
 24.4
(75.9)
 20.4
(68.7)
 16.0
(60.8)
 12.0
(53.6)
 11.6
(52.9)
 15.4
(59.7)
 19.1
(66.4)
 23.6
(74.5)
 25.6
(78.1)
 27.3
(81.1)
 20.7
(69.3)
Average low °C (°F)
 21.5
(70.7)
 20.4
(68.7)
 19.1
(66.4)
 14.7
(58.5)
 9.8
(49.6)
 5.3
(41.5)
 4.4
(39.9)
 7.7
(45.9)
 11.8
(53.2)
 16.8
(62.2)
 19.3
(66.7)
 21.2
(70.2)
 14.3
(57.7)
Record low °C (°F)
 9.6
(49.3)
 8.0
(46.4)
 5.8
(42.4)
 0.6
(33.1)
 −3.7
(25.3)
 −5.8
(21.6)
 −9.0
(15.8)
 −6.6
(20.1)
 −5.9
(21.4)
 2.3
(36.1)
 5.8
(42.4)
 8.9
(48.0)
 −9.0
(15.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
 83.8
(3.30)
 69.2
(2.72)
 52.4
(2.06)
 27.0
(1.06)
 12.6
(0.50)
 4.7
(0.19)
 8.1
(0.32)
 3.2
(0.13)
 7.3
(0.29)
 25.9
(1.02)
 50.2
(1.98)
 68.0
(2.68)
 412.4
(16.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
 8.9
 7.2
 7.0
 5.3
 3.3
 2.0
 2.2
 1.2
 2.2
 3.6
 5.4
 7.4
 55.7
Average relative humidity (%)
 56.2
 59.8
 63.8
 65.3
 66.3
 66.1
 58.6
 47.7
 43.0
 44.7
 48.5
 52.5
 56.0
Percent possible sunshine
 62.6
 67.0
 59.5
 63.0
 62.1
 58.6
 64.5
 66.7
 63.4
 67.7
 66.3
 65.4
 63.9
Source #1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2]
Source #2: Universidad Nacional de Catamarca (extremes from the period 1941–1980 and 1996–2005 and sun)[3]



Economy


Agriculture is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca's chief economic activity; however, low rainfall makes irrigation necessary.
Fruit and grapes are grown in the oasis areas near the city, and there is a considerable production of wine. Other local production includes preserves and handwoven ponchos.


Cotton and cattle are important economically, as well as mining at the Farallón Negro, Bajo de la Alumbrera and Capillitas mines where gold, silver, copper and tin.



Gallery






  • Cathedral of Our Lady of the Valley







  • Güemes Avenue and the omnibus terminal






See also


  • Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Valle


Notes





  1. ^ The record highs and lows are based on the Universidad Nacional de Catamarca for the period 1941–1980 and 1996–2005 while records beyond 1961 come from the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional link since it only covers from 1961–present. When these 2 sources are used together, the record highs and lows are from the period 1941–present




References





  1. ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1981-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved January 20, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^
    "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por localidades". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved April 1, 2018.


  3. ^
    Vigo, Marta. "Cuadro 2.6.1.7 Datos Climático AGC" (PDF). Propuestas para el Diseño Urbano Bioambiental en Zonas Cálidas Semiáridas: Caso Área del Gran Catamarca (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Retrieved June 8, 2015.




  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)


External links


Media related to San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca at Wikimedia Commons







  • Municipality of S. F. del V. de Catamarca - Official website.









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