Tehuelches Department

Tehuelches Department is a department of Chubut Province in Argentina.

Tehuelches Department
Departamento Tehuelches
Location of Tehuelches Department
Coordinates: 44°01′S 70°28′W
CountryArgentina
ProvinceChubut
CapitalJosé de San Martín
Area
  Total14,750 km2 (5,700 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total5,498
  Density0.35/km2 (0.9/sq mi)
Post Code
U9220

The provincial subdivision has a total area of 14,750 km², and its capital city is José de San Martín, which is located around 1,870 km from the Capital federal.

Demographics

According to INDEC estimates for June 2008, the population of the department reached 5.498 inhabitants.[1]

Population evolution of the Tehuelches department according to the different national censuses and intercensal variation in %
1947196019701980199120012008
Population4269488451544728480151595498
Variation-+14.40 %+5.52 %−8.26 %+1.54 %+7.45 %+6.57 %

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INDEC).

Climate

Climate data for Puesto Viejo (modelled data)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.0
(96.8)
35.1
(95.2)
31.7
(89.1)
26.8
(80.2)
20.7
(69.3)
19.1
(66.4)
16.7
(62.1)
21.3
(70.3)
24.2
(75.6)
28.4
(83.1)
30.9
(87.6)
34.8
(94.6)
36.0
(96.8)
Average high °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
18.5
(65.3)
15.5
(59.9)
10.6
(51.1)
6.4
(43.5)
2.7
(36.9)
2.6
(36.7)
4.6
(40.3)
8.0
(46.4)
11.5
(52.7)
14.5
(58.1)
17.1
(62.8)
10.9
(51.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)
11.5
(52.7)
8.9
(48.0)
4.3
(39.7)
0.9
(33.6)
−1.8
(28.8)
−2.5
(27.5)
−1.0
(30.2)
1.6
(34.9)
5.1
(41.2)
8.0
(46.4)
10.6
(51.1)
4.8
(40.6)
Average low °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
5.0
(41.0)
2.8
(37.0)
−0.9
(30.4)
−3.6
(25.5)
−5.6
(21.9)
−6.8
(19.8)
−5.5
(22.1)
−3.5
(25.7)
−0.5
(31.1)
1.8
(35.2)
4.1
(39.4)
−0.6
(30.9)
Record low °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5)
−5.4
(22.3)
−10.1
(13.8)
−14.4
(6.1)
−29.1
(−20.4)
−36.0
(−32.8)
−32.3
(−26.1)
−29.2
(−20.6)
−23.6
(−10.5)
−11.6
(11.1)
−10.0
(14.0)
−6.0
(21.2)
−36.0
(−32.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29
(1.1)
25
(1.0)
25
(1.0)
23
(0.9)
20
(0.8)
19
(0.7)
19
(0.7)
20
(0.8)
22
(0.9)
27
(1.1)
29
(1.1)
30
(1.2)
343
(13.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

Settlements

Economy

The economic activities carried out are services, but the main economic activity is still sheep farming.[3]

See also

  • Departments of Chubut province

References


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