San Salvador de Jujuy(Spanish pronunciation:[sansalβaˈðoɾðexuˈxuj]), commonly known asJujuyand locally often referred to asSan Salvador,[1]is the capital and largest city ofJujuy ProvinceinnorthwestArgentina.Also, it is the seat of theDoctor Manuel Belgrano Department.It lies near the southern end of theHumahuaca Canyonwhere wooded hills meet the lowlands.
San Salvador de Jujuy | |
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 (From top to bottom; from left to right) View of the city; Monument to Belgrano; Cathedral of St. Francis; Downtown and Patio of the Cathedral Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  San Salvador de Jujuy Location of San Salvador de Jujuy in Argentina  San Salvador de Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy (Argentina) | |
| Coordinates:24°11′S65°18′W/ 24.183°S 65.300°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Jujuy |
| Department | Doctor Manuel Belgrano |
| Founded | April 19, 1593 |
| Government | |
| •Intendant | Raúl Jorge (UCR) |
| Area | |
•City | 19 km2(7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,259 m (4,131 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| •Urban | 257,970 |
| Demonym | Jujeño |
| Time zone | UTC−3(ART) |
| CPA base | Y4600 |
| Dialing code | +54 388 |
| Website | Official website |
Its population at the 2001census[INDEC]was 237,751 inhabitants. If itssuburbsare included, this figure rises to around 300,000.[2]The current mayor is Raúl Jorge.
City information
editThe city lies onNational Route 9that connectsLa Quiaca289 km (180 mi) withSalta120 km (75 mi), and it is 1,525 km (948 mi) fromBuenos Aires.Tourist destinations not far from the city areTilcara84 km (52 mi),Humahuaca126 km (78 mi), and theCalilegua National Park111 km (69 mi).
Jujuy is located near theAndes,at the junction of the Xibi Xibi River and the Río Grande de Jujuy, 1,238 meters above sea level. The weather is humid during the summer and dry and cold during the winter. Temperatures vary widely between day and night.
The city is the provincial government, financial and cultural centre. Most administrative offices related to economic activities that take place in other parts of the province are located here; these activities includepetroleumextraction and pre-processing,sugarcaneand sugar industry (Ledesma),tobacco(El Carmen, 10 km (6.2 mi) south), steel (in nearbyVilla Palpalá),citrus,and fruit and vegetable production for local consumption.
The city has a colonial city centre including the Cabildo, the cathedral, and colorful Andean carnivals.
TheGobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport(IATA:JUJ,ICAO:SASJ) at coordinates24°24′00″S65°05′00″W/ 24.40000°S 65.08333°W,is 33 km (21 mi) southeast of the city (inCiudad Perico) and has regular flights toBuenos Aires.
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Monument toManuel Belgrano -
Belgrano Square and the Government Palace -
Cathedral of St. Francis -
Patio of the Cathedral Church
History
editAfter previous attempts in 1565 and 1592, the current city was founded asSan Salvador de Velazco en el Valle de Jujuyon April 19, 1593, by Francisco de Argañarás y Murguía. The settlement initially developed as a strategic site on the mule trade route betweenSan Miguel de Tucumánand the silver mines inPotosí,Bolivia.
Reaching its peak importance during the colonial period, San Salvador de Jujuy declined to the status of a remote provincial capital after theArgentine Declaration of Independencein 1816. The town became the capital of Jujuy Province when the latter separated fromSalta Provincein 1834. The1863 Jujuy earthquakeleveled the town, and it recovered slowly in the following decades. Jujuy began to grow following the arrival of theNorthern Central Railwayin 1900. Its first institution of higher learning, the Economic Sciences Institute, was established in 1959, and was incorporated into the newNational University of Jujuyin 1973. The city was the location of a number ofArgentine films,includingVeronico Cruz(1988) andUna estrella y dos cafés(2005). The city's impoverished Lower Azopardo neighborhood would later give rise toMilagro Sala'sIndigenistTupac Amaru Neighborhood Association.
Climate
editJujuy has ahumid subtropical climate(Cwa,according to theKöppen climate classification), mainly because of the altitude. Summers bring warm days at 28 °C (82 °F) and nights at 16 °C (61 °F) with frequent thunderstorms. The rest of the year is sunny, with temperatures at about 24 °C (75 °F) during the day and 11 °C (52 °F) at night, crisp, dry winters with warm days of 19 °C (66 °F) and cold nights at 6 °C (43 °F), and sunny springs with warm days at 26 °C (79 °F) and cool nights at 11 °C (52 °F). During heat waves, temperatures can sometimes reach 35 °C (95 °F) but these are not frequent and nights always bring significant cooling, as opposed to many low-lying areas in Northern Argentina. During the winter, the record low has fallen to −7 °C (19 °F). Precipitation is about 800 mm (31 in), which falls in the form of thunderstorms during the warmest months. The highest temperature recorded was 42 °C (108 °F) on October 16, 2014 while the lowest temperature recorded was −6.9 °C (19.6 °F) on August 14, 1978.[3]
| Climate data for San Salvador de Jujuy (Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1968–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.2 (104.4) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
41.3 (106.3) |
42.4 (108.3) |
41.7 (107.1) |
42.0 (107.6) |
42.4 (108.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 147.6 (5.81) |
154.0 (6.06) |
131.8 (5.19) |
51.7 (2.04) |
13.6 (0.54) |
4.3 (0.17) |
2.8 (0.11) |
2.1 (0.08) |
5.1 (0.20) |
28.8 (1.13) |
56.1 (2.21) |
122.5 (4.82) |
720.4 (28.36) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.4 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 83.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 73.2 | 77.5 | 81.1 | 81.5 | 79.3 | 75.9 | 67.1 | 55.7 | 50.0 | 55.7 | 60.7 | 67.3 | 68.8 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 213.9 | 175.2 | 167.4 | 150.0 | 158.1 | 165.0 | 201.5 | 220.1 | 210.0 | 210.8 | 213.0 | 213.9 | 2,298.9 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 55 | 53 | 46 | 49 | 57 | 47 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 54 |
| Source 1:Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[3][4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: UNLP (percent sun only 1971–1980)[7] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for San Salvador de Jujuy (National University of Jujuy) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.4 (99.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.8 (103.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.1 (100.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 191.5 (7.54) |
188.0 (7.40) |
166.5 (6.56) |
62.0 (2.44) |
20.9 (0.82) |
9.5 (0.37) |
7.1 (0.28) |
5.9 (0.23) |
9.4 (0.37) |
40.8 (1.61) |
97.5 (3.84) |
152.1 (5.99) |
951.1 (37.44) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.7 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 14.5 | 111.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 80.7 | 83.7 | 84.9 | 84.7 | 83.0 | 79.3 | 74.1 | 65.3 | 62.6 | 67.0 | 71.1 | 77.0 | 76.1 |
| Source:Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- Iván Almasana(born 1993), Argentine professional footballer[8]
- Ana Pelegrín(1938–2008), researcher, writer, and educator
See also
edit
- List of twin towns and sister cities in Argentina
- Yolanda Carenzo(pianist born in San Salvador de Jujuy)
References
edit- ^South American Handbook2009ISBN978-1-906098-36-0p.173
- ^Indec:Instituto Nacional De Estadistica Y Censos De La Republica ArgentinaArchived2016-02-21 at theWayback Machine
- ^abc "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Jujuy Aero".Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo(in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived fromthe originalon 4 September 2017.Retrieved2 Mar2023.
- ^ab"Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020"(in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.Retrieved2 Mar2023.
- ^ab"Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020"(PDF)(in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 8 July 2023.Retrieved4 August2023.
- ^"Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina Período 1991-2000"(in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived fromthe originalon 9 May 2023.Retrieved23 May2023.
- ^ "Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas".Atlas Bioclimáticos(in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata.RetrievedJune 19,2015.
- ^"Argentina - I. Almasana".Soccerway.Retrieved7 January2019.
External links
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- (in Spanish)Municipal site
- (in Spanish)City tourist and Cultural office
- (in Spanish)Digital Newspaper