Cipolletti ( or ) is a city in north of the
Patagonian . With a population of 87,492 inhabitants at the , Cipolletti is the third-most populated settlement in the province, after
San Carlos de Bariloche
San Carlos de Bariloche, usually known as Bariloche (), is a city in the province of Río Negro, Argentina, situated in the foothills of the Andes on the southern shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake. It is located within the Nahuel Huapi National Park. ...
and
General Roca.
Geography
The city is located on the north-eastern shore of the
Neuquén River, just before it is joined by the
Limay River to form the
Negro River, a short distance upstream from the city of
General Roca. Opposite Cipolletti, across the river, lies
Neuquén, capital of
the province of the same name, connected to it by
road and railway bridges. Cipolletti's neighborhood of
Las Perlas
Las Perlas is a village in the north-west of Río Negro Province in Argentina, at the shore of the Río Limay.
Las Perlas is a small, but fast-growing bedroom community of the Neuquén - Plottier - Cipolletti metro area. It is part of the city an ...
lies south of Neuquén, 14 km west from its city center, and has the character of an independent town.
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
apple
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus '' Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ances ...
and
pear cultivation zone of the Alto Valle.
Climate
Cipolletti has a borderline
semi-arid climate (
Köppen climate classification ''BSk/BWk'').
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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
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