San José de Metán

City in Salta Province, Argentina
City in Salta, Argentina
Coat of arms of San José de Metán
Coat of arms
25°29′S 64°57′W / 25.483°S 64.950°W / -25.483; -64.950Country ArgentinaProvince SaltaDepartmentMetánElevation
802 m (2,631 ft)Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total28,295Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)CPA base
A4440
Dialing code+54 3876ClimateCwa

San José de Metán (usually shortened to Metán) is a city in the south of the province of Salta, Argentina, 160 km from the provincial capital Salta, on National Routes 9 and 34. It has about 28,000 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the Metán Department.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for San José de Metán (1934–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		17.7
(63.9) 		14.8
(58.6) 		11.6
(52.9) 		11.4
(52.5) 		13.2
(55.8) 		15.9
(60.6) 		19.3
(66.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.0
(73.4) 		17.9
(64.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 183
(7.2) 		169
(6.7) 		169
(6.7) 		66
(2.6) 		20
(0.8) 		12
(0.5) 		6
(0.2) 		5
(0.2) 		7
(0.3) 		39
(1.5) 		78
(3.1) 		149
(5.9) 		903
(35.6)
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[1]

References

Notes
  1. ^ "Estadísticos de Precipitaciones y Balance Hídrico". Las Precipitaciones del Noroeste Argentino (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
Sources
  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)


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