Rinconada, Jujuy
Rinconada is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.[1] It is located in the west of the province of Jujuy and is the head of the Rinconada Department.
Rinconada | |
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Rural municipality and village | |
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| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Jujuy Province |
| Department | Rinconada Department |
| Government | |
| • Presidente comunal | Liberato Rubén Vilca, PJ |
| Elevation | 12,635 ft (3,851 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 364 |
| Postal Code | Y4643 |
| Area code(s) | 03885 |
| Website | www.rinconada.gov.ar |
Due to its altitude of 3851 meters, it is the highest city of Argentina, taking into account those cities possessing municipal organization.
The village is accessed by a 62 km gravel road (Provincial Route 7) that starts 4 km north of Abra Pampa, on National Route 9.T The Laguna de los Pozuelos, found along this route, contains 150 km² of protected area (Monumento Natural Laguna de los Pozuelos).
Climate
Rinconada has an alpine climate with mean temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F) in all months.
| Climate data for Rinconada, Jujuy (1972–1996) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 162 (6.4) |
123 (4.8) |
74 (2.9) |
7 (0.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
5 (0.2) |
23 (0.9) |
91 (3.6) |
486 (19.1) |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[2] | |||||||||||||
Population
Taking into account its rural population, Rinconada is the most important town in the department with 1,352 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), representing a decrease of 21.67% compared to 1645 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) of the previous census.
Its urban, or clustered, population is only 364 inhabitants.
References
- Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
- "Estadísticos de Precipitaciones y Balance Hídrico". Las Precipitaciones del Noroeste Argentino (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved 3 April 2016.