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Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña

Coordinates: 26°47′S 60°27′W / 26.783°S 60.450°W / -26.783; -60.450
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Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Coat of arms of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña is located in Chaco Province
Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Location of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña in Argentina
Coordinates: 26°47′S 60°27′W / 26.783°S 60.450°W / -26.783; -60.450
Country Argentina
Province Chaco
DepartmentComandante Fernández
Government
 • IntendantBruno Cipolini (UCR)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total89,882
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
H3700
Dialing code+54 3732
ClimateCfa

Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (normally known as Sáenz Peña) is a city in the province of Chaco, Argentina. It is the second largest in the province. It is located 170 kilometres (110 mi) west-northwest of the provincial capital Resistencia, on the main rail and road route across northern Argentina to Salta. The city has a population of 76,377 for the urban area (localidad) and 88,164 for the whole municipality (2001 census [INDEC]).

Sáenz Peña was founded in 1912 and has developed as a commercial and industrial centre serving the surrounding agricultural region of the Gran Chaco plains.

Climate

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Climate data for Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 44.5
(112.1)
42.9
(109.2)
41.9
(107.4)
38.8
(101.8)
39.0
(102.2)
35.2
(95.4)
36.7
(98.1)
40.4
(104.7)
43.0
(109.4)
46.2
(115.2)
44.5
(112.1)
44.2
(111.6)
46.2
(115.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.0
(93.2)
32.4
(90.3)
31.1
(88.0)
27.2
(81.0)
24.4
(75.9)
21.9
(71.4)
22.5
(72.5)
24.8
(76.6)
26.8
(80.2)
29.4
(84.9)
31.1
(88.0)
33.0
(91.4)
28.2
(82.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
26.1
(79.0)
24.6
(76.3)
20.8
(69.4)
17.9
(64.2)
15.6
(60.1)
15.3
(59.5)
17.0
(62.6)
19.2
(66.6)
22.3
(72.1)
24.2
(75.6)
26.2
(79.2)
21.4
(70.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
19.4
(66.9)
18.4
(65.1)
14.9
(58.8)
12.2
(54.0)
10.0
(50.0)
8.8
(47.8)
9.8
(49.6)
11.8
(53.2)
15.1
(59.2)
17.0
(62.6)
19.2
(66.6)
14.7
(58.5)
Record low °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
6.8
(44.2)
3.9
(39.0)
0.7
(33.3)
−5.5
(22.1)
−7.3
(18.9)
−7.4
(18.7)
−8.7
(16.3)
−6.5
(20.3)
0.2
(32.4)
2.6
(36.7)
5.0
(41.0)
−8.7
(16.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 136.7
(5.38)
120.0
(4.72)
130.7
(5.15)
113.6
(4.47)
47.4
(1.87)
25.4
(1.00)
18.6
(0.73)
21.7
(0.85)
37.4
(1.47)
90.9
(3.58)
118.9
(4.68)
125.3
(4.93)
986.6
(38.84)
Average precipitation days 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 4 7 7 7 70
Average relative humidity (%) 70 72 76 78 78 78 73 67 64 67 69 69 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 285.2 243.0 229.4 189.0 189.1 150.0 186.0 204.6 207.0 241.8 264.0 285.2 2,674.3
Percent possible sunshine 67 66 60 55 56 46 57 58 58 61 65 67 60
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (temperature 1930–2013, precipitation 1924–2013, humidity 1965–2013 and sun 1968–2013)[1][2][3]

Transport

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The city is served by Primer Teniente Jorge Eduardo Casco Airport.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Estadisticas Meteorologicas: Periodo 1930–2013" (PDF). Informacion Agrometeorologica Anual–2014 (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "87148: Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena Aero (Argentina)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "87148: Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena Aero (Argentina)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)