Trenque Lauquen

Trenque Lauquen is a ceety in the wast o the province o Buenos Aires, Argentinae, 444 km (276 mi) frae Buenos Aires Ceety an 80 km (50 mi) frae the mairch wi the province o La Pampa, on the intersection o Naitional Routes 5 an 33. Trenque Lauquen is the lairgest ceety o the destrict (partido) o the same name, an haes a population o aboot 40,000 indwallers as per the 2001 census [INDEC].

Trenque Lauquen
Trenque Lauquen is located in Argenteinie
Trenque Lauquen
Trenque Lauquen
Location in Argentinae
Coordinates: 35°58′S 62°42′W / 35.967°S 62.700°W / -35.967; -62.700Coordinates: 35°58′S 62°42′W / 35.967°S 62.700°W / -35.967; -62.700
Kintra Argentinae
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoTrenque Lauquen
Foondit1876
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total30,764
CPA Base
B 6400
Area code(s)+54 2392

The name o the ceety means "Roond Lagoon". It wis foondit on 12 Apryle 1876 bi the advancin troops o Colonel Conrado Excelso Villegas, unner orders frae the Meenister o War Adolfo Alsina, as the centre o operations o the North Diveesion o the Border Commandancy, durin the Conquest o the Desert (the campaign tae subject the territories oreeginally occupeed bi aboriginal tribes tae the govrenment o Buenos Aires). The partido wis offeecially creatit on 28 Julie 1886.

Climate

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Similar tae the rest o the Pampas, Trenque Lauquen haes a temperate climate. Unner the Köppen climate clessification seestem, Trenque Lauquen haes a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) wi het simmers an ceul winters.[1]

Climate data for Trenque Lauquen (1941–1950)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record heich °C (°F) 42.0
(107.6)
42.0
(107.6)
36.0
(96.8)
34.4
(93.9)
28.0
(82.4)
26.0
(78.8)
27.7
(81.9)
29.6
(85.3)
36.7
(98.1)
34.0
(93.2)
38.7
(101.7)
41.3
(106.3)
42.0
(107.6)
Average heich °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3)
31.1
(88.0)
26.1
(79.0)
23.3
(73.9)
19.8
(67.6)
15.3
(59.5)
14.7
(58.5)
17.0
(62.6)
20.0
(68.0)
24.0
(75.2)
28.0
(82.4)
31.6
(88.9)
23.6
(74.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2)
22.7
(72.9)
18.8
(65.8)
15.8
(60.4)
11.9
(53.4)
8.8
(47.8)
8.2
(46.8)
9.7
(49.5)
12.8
(55.0)
16.3
(61.3)
20.1
(68.2)
23.3
(73.9)
16.0
(60.8)
Average law °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2)
15.7
(60.3)
13.0
(55.4)
9.7
(49.5)
6.8
(44.2)
4.0
(39.2)
3.0
(37.4)
3.7
(38.7)
6.3
(43.3)
9.2
(48.6)
12.2
(54.0)
15.0
(59.0)
9.6
(49.3)
Record law °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6)
5.6
(42.1)
3.4
(38.1)
0.4
(32.7)
−4.0
(24.8)
−8.6
(16.5)
−9.4
(15.1)
−6.3
(20.7)
−4.2
(24.4)
−1.0
(30.2)
2.0
(35.6)
3.4
(38.1)
−9.4
(15.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60
(2.4)
80
(3.1)
130
(5.1)
51
(2.0)
45
(1.8)
34
(1.3)
30
(1.2)
27
(1.1)
44
(1.7)
81
(3.2)
80
(3.1)
82
(3.2)
744
(29.3)
Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[2]

References

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  1. Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)
  2. "Trenque Lauquen (Argentina)" (PDF). Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 1 Februar 2016. Retrieved 31 Januar 2016.