Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones

Bernardo de Irigoyen
City
Bernardo de Irigoyen

Location of Bernardo de Irigoyen in Argentina

Coordinates: 26°15′S 53°59′W / 26.250°S 53.983°W / -26.250; -53.983Coordinates: 26°15′S 53°59′W / 26.250°S 53.983°W / -26.250; -53.983
Country  Argentina
Province Misiones
Department General Manuel Belgrano
Elevation 835 m (2,740 ft)
Population
  Total 10,889
Time zone ART (UTC-3)
CPA base N3366
Dialing code +54 3741

Bernardo de Irigoyen is a city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. It has 10,889 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the General Manuel Belgrano Department. It carries the name of prominent politician and diplomat Bernardo de Irigoyen.

Location

The city is located in the easternmost point of Argentina, on the border with Brazil, next to Dionísio Cerqueira (state of Santa Catarina) and Barracão (state of Paraná), an important entrance to the country. It lies on Barracón Hill, at an altitude of 835 m, the highest point in Misiones, by National Route 14, which connects the Argentine Mesopotamia with other regions of the country.

The municipality contains part of the 84,000 hectares (210,000 acres) Urugua-í Provincial Park, created in 1990.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.2
(91.8)
34.0
(93.2)
32.7
(90.9)
31.0
(87.8)
29.1
(84.4)
25.8
(78.4)
27.3
(81.1)
31.8
(89.2)
34.0
(93.2)
32.5
(90.5)
33.3
(91.9)
37.0
(98.6)
37.0
(98.6)
Average high °C (°F) 28.1
(82.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
23.7
(74.7)
20.5
(68.9)
19.0
(66.2)
19.2
(66.6)
21.7
(71.1)
22.3
(72.1)
24.2
(75.6)
26.4
(79.5)
27.7
(81.9)
23.8
(74.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)
21.2
(70.2)
20.8
(69.4)
18.6
(65.5)
15.8
(60.4)
14.3
(57.7)
14.2
(57.6)
16.4
(61.5)
16.5
(61.7)
18.2
(64.8)
20.2
(68.4)
21.5
(70.7)
18.3
(64.9)
Average low °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4)
18.2
(64.8)
17.8
(64)
15.7
(60.3)
13.0
(55.4)
11.3
(52.3)
11.0
(51.8)
13.2
(55.8)
13.1
(55.6)
15.2
(59.4)
16.9
(62.4)
18.4
(65.1)
15.2
(59.4)
Record low °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)
9.1
(48.4)
5.9
(42.6)
1.7
(35.1)
−1.0
(30.2)
−1.7
(28.9)
−3.7
(25.3)
−3.1
(26.4)
−0.5
(31.1)
−3.1
(26.4)
5.1
(41.2)
7.7
(45.9)
−3.7
(25.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 184.2
(7.252)
237.3
(9.343)
174.3
(6.862)
196.2
(7.724)
216.4
(8.52)
208.5
(8.209)
159.8
(6.291)
145.8
(5.74)
193.9
(7.634)
245.3
(9.657)
209.7
(8.256)
173.9
(6.846)
2,345.3
(92.335)
Average relative humidity (%) 73 79 75 76 72 75 71 68 71 77 70 72 73
Source #1: Secretaria de Mineria[2]
Source #2: Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs and lows)[3]

References

  1. Parque Provincial "Urugua-í" (in Spanish), Ministerio de Ecología y RNR de la Provincia de Misiones, retrieved 2016-11-09
  2. "Provincia de Misiones - Clima Y Meteorologia" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. "Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved September 4, 2015.


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