Cipolletti ( or ) is a city in north of the

Patagonia Patagonia () is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America. The region includes the southern section of the Andes mountain chain with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers ...

n . With a population of 105 482 inhabitants at the , Cipolletti is the third-most populated settlement in the province, after

San Carlos de Bariloche San Carlos de Bariloche (from the Mapuche name ''Vuriloche'', meaning "people from the other side of the mountain"), commonly known simply as Bariloche (), is the largest city in the Argentine province of Río Negro and the seat of the departm ...

and General Roca. Together, with

Neuquén Neuquén (; ) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén rivers which form t ...

and

Plottier Plottier is a city located in the Confluencia Department, in Neuquén Province, Argentina. The population is 40.000 inhabitants. It is about 15 km from Neuquén City, which turns this city into an important place for the population. Plottier ...

, they form the Greater Neuquén, with a population of 416,000 people.

History

Cipolletti was founded as a fort called Confluencia by General Lorenzo Vintter, in 1881. The name was changed later, after César Cipolletti, one of the forerunners of the study of the irrigation system of the Negro River, and heart of the

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and

pear Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in late summer into mid-autumn. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the Family (biology), family Rosaceae, bearing the Pome, po ...

cultivation zone of the Alto Valle.

Geography

The city is located on the north-eastern shore of the

Neuquén River The Neuquén River () is the second most important river of the province of Neuquén in the Argentine Patagonia, after the Limay River. Rocks of the Neuquén Basin are fossiliferous, and the basin hosts what may become important fields of ...

, just before it is joined by the

Limay River The Limay River is an important river in the northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the region of Comahue). It originates at the eastern end of the Nahuel Huapi Lake and flows in a meandering path for about , collecting the waters of several tributa ...

to form the Negro River, a short distance upstream from the city of General Roca. Opposite Cipolletti, across the river, lies

, capital of the province of the same name, connected to it by road and railway bridges. Cipolletti's neighborhood of Las Perlas lies south of Neuquén, 14 km west from its city center, and has the character of an independent town.

Climate

Cipolletti has a borderline

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

''BSk/BWk''). ''(direct
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'' Winters are cool with a July mean of and nighttime temperatures regularly drop below . Overcast days are common during the winter months, averaging 10–12 days from June to August. Spring and fall are variable seasons with temperatures that can reach up to and below although most days are warm during the day and cool during the night. Summers are hot, dry and sunny with a January mean of . Daytime temperatures average while nighttime temperatures are cooler, averaging . Precipitation is low, averaging , which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The first date of frost occurs on May 4 while the last frost occurs on September 10. The highest temperature recorded was on January 22, 2021 while the lowest recorded temperature was .

References

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- Tourism portal.

Notes

Populated places in Río Negro Province Populated places established in 1881 Cities in Argentina 1881 establishments in Argentina {{RíoNegroAR-geo-stub