Aguas Blancas, Salta

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)
Municipality and village
Country Argentina
ProvinceSalta Province
Population
 (2001)
  Total1,403
Area code03878
ClimateCwb

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

Climate data for Aguas Blancas (1964–1990)
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

  1. Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
  2. "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

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