Malargüe
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Malargüe |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | Plaza San Martín, Malargüe.jpg |
| image_caption | Plaza San Martin |
| pushpin_map | Argentina |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Malargüe in Argentina |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Argentina |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Mendoza |
| subdivision_type2 | Department |
| subdivision_name2 | Malargüe |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| elevation_m | 1,402 |
| population_total | 27660 |
| population_as_of | 2010 census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | ART |
| utc_offset1 | −3 |
| postal_code_type | CPA base |
| postal_code | M5613 |
| area_code_type | Dialing code |
| area_code | +54 2627 |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | BSk |
| website | |
| :: |
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Malargüe () is a city in the southwest part of the province of Mendoza, Argentina, about 370 km south of the provincial capital Mendoza. It is the head town of the Malargüe Department, and it has about 27,000 inhabitants as per the .
Etymology
The name Malargüe is a rendering of the Mapundungun name Malal Hue, meaning "stone corral" or "place of corrals".
Overview
The city is located in a semi-arid area. Agriculture is focused on the production of seed potato, along with minor crops such as alfalfa, onion and garlic. In the past, the local industries included oil exploration and production (now almost completely deactivated) and uranium mining. As a touristic area, Malargüe provides hotels and cabins for visitors interested in eco-tourism in the summer and skiing in the winter at the nearby resorts of Las Leñas and Los Molles.
The city is known for its traditional dish, the chivito (baby goat). It hosts the annual National Festival of the Goat and the Provincial Festival of the Lamb, during the second week of January. File:Reloj del cincuentenario Malargüe.jpg|Clock tower in the city center File:Pozo de Las Animas Mendoza Argentina.jpg|Las Animas well
History
1972
On 13 October 1972 the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes, in the municipal territory of Malargüe ().
Climate
Malargüe's climate is dry and relatively cold. It is a semi-arid climate under the Köppen climate classification. Summers bring very warm days (the average high is 28 C) and cool nights (11 C), with sporadic thunderstorms occurring. By March or early April, frost is to be expected, and during the winter (May to September), wild fluctuations of temperature can occur: the average high is 11 C and the average low is -2 C, but northwesterly winds that blow downslope from the Andes can bring temperatures of 25 C, and extreme Antarctic outbreaks will bring periods of snow, daytime highs well below 0 C and night lows well below -12 C.
|location = Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina (1991–2020, extremes 1958–present) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 36.9 |Feb record high C = 37.0 |Mar record high C = 33.6 |Apr record high C = 30.7 |May record high C = 28.6 |Jun record high C = 27.4 |Jul record high C = 28.5 |Aug record high C = 29.4 |Sep record high C = 31.0 |Oct record high C = 33.0 |Nov record high C = 34.0 |Dec record high C = 36.5 |year record high C = 37.0 |Jan high C = 29.1 |Feb high C = 27.2 |Mar high C = 25.0 |Apr high C = 20.0 |May high C = 15.3 |Jun high C = 12.5 |Jul high C = 11.8 |Aug high C = 14.2 |Sep high C = 17.0 |Oct high C = 20.5 |Nov high C = 24.4 |Dec high C = 27.5 |year high C = 20.4 |Jan mean C = 20.6 |Feb mean C = 18.9 |Mar mean C = 16.4 |Apr mean C = 11.5 |May mean C = 7.4 |Jun mean C = 4.7 |Jul mean C = 3.8 |Aug mean C = 5.8 |Sep mean C = 8.7 |Oct mean C = 12.5 |Nov mean C = 16.2 |Dec mean C = 19.2 |year mean C = 12.1 |Jan low C = 11.6 |Feb low C = 10.7 |Mar low C = 8.9 |Apr low C = 4.8 |May low C = 1.5 |Jun low C = -1.0 |Jul low C = -2.3 |Aug low C = -1.1 |Sep low C = 1.3 |Oct low C = 4.4 |Nov low C = 7.3 |Dec low C = 10.0 |year low C = 4.7 |Jan record low C = 0.5 |Feb record low C = -1.3 |Mar record low C = -6.1 |Apr record low C = -6.9 |May record low C = -12.0 |Jun record low C = -18.0 |Jul record low C = -24.6 |Aug record low C = -15.6 |Sep record low C = -11.4 |Oct record low C = -6.4 |Nov record low C = -3.9 |Dec record low C = -1.1 |year record low C = -24.6 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 22.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 32.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 30.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 30.4 |May precipitation mm = 30.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 33.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 24.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 26.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 17.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 24.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 25.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 21.9 |year precipitation mm = 320.6 |Jan humidity = 43.8 |Feb humidity = 50.3 |Mar humidity = 55.4 |Apr humidity = 60.6 |May humidity = 63.7 |Jun humidity = 61.9 |Jul humidity = 59.8 |Aug humidity = 53.7 |Sep humidity = 49.2 |Oct humidity = 44.9 |Nov humidity = 40.9 |Dec humidity = 40.0 |year humidity = 52.0 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 5.3 |Feb precipitation days = 6.0 |Mar precipitation days = 4.5 |Apr precipitation days = 4.0 |May precipitation days = 5.3 |Jun precipitation days = 5.5 |Jul precipitation days = 4.2 |Aug precipitation days = 4.5 |Sep precipitation days = 4.3 |Oct precipitation days = 4.4 |Nov precipitation days = 3.6 |Dec precipitation days = 4.1 |year precipitation days = 55.7 |Jan snow days = 0.0 |Feb snow days = 0.0 |Mar snow days = 0.0 |Apr snow days = 0.4 |May snow days = 1.2 |Jun snow days = 2.0 |Jul snow days = 2.9 |Aug snow days = 3.2 |Sep snow days = 2.3 |Oct snow days = 0.9 |Nov snow days = 0.1 |Dec snow days = 0.0 |year snow days = 12.9 |Jan sun = 341.0 |Feb sun = 279.7 |Mar sun = 266.6 |Apr sun = 219.0 |May sun = 179.8 |Jun sun = 162.0 |Jul sun = 182.9 |Aug sun = 210.8 |Sep sun = 234.0 |Oct sun = 269.7 |Nov sun = 312.0 |Dec sun = 344.1 |year sun = 3001.6 |Jand sun = 11.0 |Febd sun = 9.9 |Mard sun = 8.6 |Aprd sun = 7.3 |Mayd sun = 5.8 |Jund sun = 5.4 |Juld sun = 5.9 |Augd sun = 6.8 |Sepd sun = 7.8 |Octd sun = 8.7 |Novd sun = 10.4 |Decd sun = 11.1 |yeard sun = 8.2 |Jan percentsun = 78.5 |Feb percentsun = 70.8 |Mar percentsun = 66.5 |Apr percentsun = 60.1 |May percentsun = 57.5 |Jun percentsun = 50.6 |Jul percentsun = 58.2 |Aug percentsun = 59.6 |Sep percentsun = 62.2 |Oct percentsun = 65.4 |Nov percentsun = 72.9 |Dec percentsun = 76.5 |year percentsun = 64.9 |source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (percent sun 1991–2000){{cite web | url = https://ssl.smn.gob.ar/dpd/observaciones/estadisticas_normales_9120.zip | title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020 | publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | language = Spanish | accessdate = 16 April 2023 | archive-date = 3 March 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230303032103/https://ssl.smn.gob.ar/dpd/observaciones/estadisticas_normales_9120.zip | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230708235600/http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/bitstream/handle/20.500.12160/2506/estad%C3%ADsticas_climatol%C3%B3gicas_normales_1991-2020.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y | archive-date = 8 July 2023 | url = http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/handle/20.500.12160/2506 | title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020 | publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | language = es | access-date = 3 August 2023 | year = 2023}}{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230509192820/http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/bitstream/handle/10915/78367/Archivo_de_datos_climatol%C3%B3gicos.zip?sequence=1&isAllowed=y | archive-date = 9 May 2023 | url = http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/78367 | title = Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina Período 1991-2000 | publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | language = es | access-date = 20 May 2023}}{{cite web | url = https://www.smn.gob.ar/estadisticas | title = Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Malargüe Aero | work = Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo | publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | language = Spanish | accessdate = 16 April 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170904022616/https://www2.smn.gob.ar/caracterizaci%C3%B3n-estad%C3%ADsticas-de-largo-plazo | archive-date = 4 September 2017 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190304010102/https://www.smn.gob.ar/noticias/fin-de-febrero-lo-destacado-del-mes | archivedate = 4 March 2019 | url = http://www.agro.uba.ar/heladas/malargue_aero_0.htm | language = Spanish | title = Heladas de Argentina | publisher = Universidad de Buenos Aires | accessdate = March 3, 2019}} |date=August 2010
Transport and infrastructures
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Transportation
Malargüe is linked to the north of Mendoza by National Route 40. This route continues south, entering Neuquén Province, but is only partially built and not well maintained beyond Malargüe City.
Air traffic in the area (only local flights) is served by the Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport. Aerolíneas Argentinas and American Jet offer services, as of 2021, to this airport.
Astronomic and space center
Malargüe is also home to the Pierre Auger Observatory, an international physics experiment searching for ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
The European Space Agency began construction of a deep space ground station 30 km south of Malargüe in 2010. Malargüe Station became operational in early 2013 and is the third 35m dish in its ESTRACK network.
References
References
- "Una breve historia de Malargüe, el departamento que nació como "Presidente Perón"". Unidiversidad.
- . (3 February 2024). ["87506: Malargue Aerodrome (Argentina)"](https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=87506&ano=2024&mes=1&day=31&hora=16&min=0&ndays=30). *OGIMET*.
- [http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM6Y71P0WF_index_0.html ESA to build its third deep space ground station in Argentina]
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