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San José de Metán
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City Hall
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 San José de Metán
Location in Argentina
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| Country |  Argentina |
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| Province |  Salta |
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| Department | Metán | |
| Elevation | 802 m (2,631 ft) | |
| Population
(2010 census)
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| • Total | 28,295 | |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) | |
| CPA base |
A4440
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| Dialing code | +54 3876 | |
| Climate | Cwa | |
San José de Metán (usually shortened to Metán) is a city in the south of the province of Salta, Argentina, 160 km from the provincial capital Salta, on National Routes 9 and 34. It has about 28,000 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the Metán Department.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for San José de Metán (1934–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 183 (7.2) |
169 (6.7) |
169 (6.7) |
66 (2.6) |
20 (0.8) |
12 (0.5) |
6 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
39 (1.5) |
78 (3.1) |
149 (5.9) |
903 (35.6) |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: San José de Metán para niños
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