Olacapato | |
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Municipality and village | |
Coordinates: 24°06′50″S66°43′07″W / 24.11389°S 66.71861°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Salta |
Department | Los Andes |
Elevation | 4,090 m (13,420 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 186 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
Postal code | A4413 |
Olacapato is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. [1] Olacapato is one of the highest towns in Argentina (4,090 m). The previous census of 2001 indicated a population of 186 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), appearing as a rural dispersed population.
Climate data for Olacapato (1950–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) | 10.7 (51.3) | 9.9 (49.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 4.2 (39.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.9 (42.6) | 8.2 (46.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.1 (44.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 4 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (0.4) | 64 (2.5) |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria [2] |
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