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Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Coat of arms of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
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Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña is located in Chaco Province
Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Location in Chaco Province
Country  Argentina
Province  Chaco
Department Comandante Fernández
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total 89,882
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
H3700
Dialing code +54 3732
Climate Cfa

Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (normally known as Sáenz Peña) is a city in the province of Chaco, Argentina. It is the second largest in the province. It is located 170 kilometres (110 mi) west-northwest of the provincial capital Resistencia, on the main rail and road route across northern Argentina to Salta. The city has a population of 76,377 for the urban area (localidad) and 88,164 for the whole municipality (2001 census [INDEC]).

Sáenz Peña was founded in 1912 and has developed as a commercial and industrial centre serving the surrounding agricultural region of the Gran Chaco plains.

Climate

Climate data for Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 44.5
(112.1)
42.9
(109.2)
41.9
(107.4)
38.8
(101.8)
39.0
(102.2)
35.2
(95.4)
36.7
(98.1)
40.4
(104.7)
43.0
(109.4)
46.2
(115.2)
44.5
(112.1)
44.2
(111.6)
46.2
(115.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.0
(93.2)
32.4
(90.3)
31.1
(88.0)
27.2
(81.0)
24.4
(75.9)
21.9
(71.4)
22.5
(72.5)
24.8
(76.6)
26.8
(80.2)
29.4
(84.9)
31.1
(88.0)
33.0
(91.4)
28.2
(82.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
26.1
(79.0)
24.6
(76.3)
20.8
(69.4)
17.9
(64.2)
15.6
(60.1)
15.3
(59.5)
17.0
(62.6)
19.2
(66.6)
22.3
(72.1)
24.2
(75.6)
26.2
(79.2)
21.4
(70.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
19.4
(66.9)
18.4
(65.1)
14.9
(58.8)
12.2
(54.0)
10.0
(50.0)
8.8
(47.8)
9.8
(49.6)
11.8
(53.2)
15.1
(59.2)
17.0
(62.6)
19.2
(66.6)
14.7
(58.5)
Record low °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
6.8
(44.2)
3.9
(39.0)
0.7
(33.3)
−5.5
(22.1)
−7.3
(18.9)
−7.4
(18.7)
−8.7
(16.3)
−6.5
(20.3)
0.2
(32.4)
2.6
(36.7)
5.0
(41.0)
−8.7
(16.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 136.7
(5.38)
120.0
(4.72)
130.7
(5.15)
113.6
(4.47)
47.4
(1.87)
25.4
(1.00)
18.6
(0.73)
21.7
(0.85)
37.4
(1.47)
90.9
(3.58)
118.9
(4.68)
125.3
(4.93)
986.6
(38.84)
Average precipitation days 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 4 7 7 7 70
Average relative humidity (%) 70 72 76 78 78 78 73 67 64 67 69 69 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 285.2 243.0 229.4 189.0 189.1 150.0 186.0 204.6 207.0 241.8 264.0 285.2 2,674.3
Percent possible sunshine 67 66 60 55 56 46 57 58 58 61 65 67 60
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (temperature 1930–2013, precipitation 1924–2013, humidity 1965–2013 and sun 1968–2013)

Transport

The city is served by Primer Teniente Jorge Eduardo Casco Airport.

See also

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