General Pico
General Pico is a city located in the northeast of La Pampa Province, Argentina. It has a surface area of 2,555 km2 (986 sq mi). It is located at 143 m (469 ft) above sea level and inside the region of the Pampa Húmeda Llana (Flat-Humid Pampas). Its lands are fertile and usually apt for cattle raising and agriculture.
General Pico | |
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  General Pico Location in La Pampa Province | |
| Coordinates: 35°40′0″S 63°44′0″W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  La Pampa |
| Founded | 11 November 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Jorge Tévez (PJ) |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 56,795 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (OAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (OAT) |
| Postal code | L6360 |
| Area code(s) | 2302 |
| Website | www.generalpico.gov.ar |
With a population of 53,352 (2001 census [INDEC]) it is the second-largest city in the province after the provincial capital Santa Rosa, and it is the capital of the department of Maracó.
The crossing between the west and south railroads was a determinant point in the placing of this city, founded on November 11 by Eduardo Chapeaurouge. It was named after General Eduardo Gustavo Pico, who was governor of La Pampa Province, Argentina for three consecutive periods (1891-1899).
The region is heavily agricultural, producing meat that is renowned around the world and most of the grain consumed in the country.
General Pico also has a very important section dedicated to factories and what is known as a Zona Franca, a customs-free area where products can be imported and distributed to the rest of the country.
General Pico has two basketball teams in the Argentinian League: Pico Football Club and Independiente de Pico.
The city has its own airport.
Climate
General Pico has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) featuring hot summers and cool, dry winters. Winters are cool with a July high of 14.9 °C (58.8 °F) and temperatures below freezing are common, especially at nighttime.[1] During the summer, temperatures can be hot during the day, averaging 31 °C (87.8 °F) in January although nighttime temperatures are pleasant and cooler, averaging 16.8 °C (62.2 °F).[1] Spring and fall are transitional seasons with warm days and cool nights and are highly variable with some days reaching above 39 °C (102.2 °F) or below freezing.[1] The average annual precipitation is 933 millimetres (37 in), most of it being concentrated in the warmer months. The highest recorded temperature was 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) on December 28, 1971 while the lowest recorded temperature was −11.2 °C (11.8 °F) on July 10, 1988.[2]
| Climate data for General Pico (1981–2010, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.3 (108.1) |
41.8 (107.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
41.3 (106.3) |
39.2 (102.6) |
44.0 (111.2) |
44.0 (111.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 111.2 (4.38) |
102.7 (4.04) |
143.8 (5.66) |
70.4 (2.77) |
32.8 (1.29) |
17.4 (0.69) |
22.0 (0.87) |
24.9 (0.98) |
55.2 (2.17) |
87.2 (3.43) |
99.8 (3.93) |
124.4 (4.90) |
891.8 (35.11) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.5 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 78.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64.7 | 67.4 | 72.2 | 73.8 | 76.5 | 78.2 | 75.1 | 67.2 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 60.1 | 59.7 | 68.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 201.5 | 228.8 | 167.4 | 177.0 | 127.1 | 117.0 | 133.3 | 158.1 | 141.0 | 173.6 | 180.0 | 182.9 | 1,987.7 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.5 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[3][2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Datos Estadísticos (Período 1981-1990)" (in Spanish). National Meteorological Service of Argentina. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por General Pico Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1981-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- "Klimatafel von General Pico, Prov. Córdoba / Argentinien" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to General Pico. |
- Municipality of General Pico — Official website.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)