Balcarce, Buenos Aires
San José de Balcarce (shortened to Balcarce) is a city in Buenos Aires Province (Argentina) about 32 mi (51 km) west of Mar del Plata with a population of approx 44,064 (2010 census).[1] It is the cabecera (head town) of the Balcarce Partido (District of Balcarce). The UN/LOCODE is ARBCA.
San José de Balcarce | |
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City | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  San José de Balcarce | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′S 58°15′W | |
| Country |  |
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| Partido | Balcarce |
| Founded | June 22, 1876 |
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,064 |
| CPA Base | B 7600 |
| Area code(s) | +54 2266 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | Official website |
The city is famous as the birthplace of Formula One legend Juan Manuel Fangio and today houses the Museo Juan Manuel Fangio ("Juan Manuel Fangio" Museum) and the Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio, a motorsports circuit.
The town hall, cemetery portal and slaughterhouse were all designed by the architect, Francisco Salamone, and contain elements of Art Deco style. Built in the late 1930s, these buildings were some of the first examples of modern architecture in rural Argentina.
Museo del Automovilismo "Juan Manuel Fangio"
Located just a few blocks from where Fangio was born, the museum houses a collection of cars, trophies, photographs and other memorabilia.
Climate
| Climate data for Balcarce (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 109.9 (4.33) |
82.6 (3.25) |
92.1 (3.63) |
75.5 (2.97) |
62.6 (2.46) |
49.3 (1.94) |
49.1 (1.93) |
51.2 (2.02) |
60.1 (2.37) |
94.4 (3.72) |
91.8 (3.61) |
97.4 (3.83) |
916.0 (36.06) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269.7 | 234.5 | 210.8 | 171.0 | 136.4 | 117.0 | 124.0 | 145.7 | 171.0 | 204.6 | 234.0 | 275.9 | 2,294.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60.5 | 61.7 | 55.4 | 51.2 | 44.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 44.3 | 48.0 | 50.6 | 55.0 | 60.3 | 51.0 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Censo 2010 - Argentina". Censo 2010 - Argentina. INDEC. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- "Valores promedio (1981–2010) de Estación INTA–Balcarce (EMC)" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
External links
- (in Spanish) Balcarce local government Official site
- (in Spanish) Museo del Automovilismo "Juan Manuel Fangio" Official site
