Paso de los Libres

Coordinates: 29°43′S 57°5′W / 29.717°S 57.083°W / -29.717; -57.083
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Paso de los Libres
San José Church, Paso de los Libres
San José Church, Paso de los Libres
Paso de los Libres is located in Argentina
Paso de los Libres
Paso de los Libres
Location of Paso de los Libres in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°43′S 57°5′W / 29.717°S 57.083°W / -29.717; -57.083
Country Argentina
Province Corrientes
DepartmentPaso de los Libres
FoundationSeptember 12, 1843
Founded by Joaquín Madariaga
Government
 • MayorMartín Ascúa (Frente de Todos (PJ))
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total43,251
Demonymlibreño/a
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA base
W3320
Dialing code+54 3772

Paso de los Libres is a city in the east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 44,000 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name.

Geography[edit]

Monument to General Joaquín Madariaga and the 108 Valiants.

The city lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to which it is joined by a road and railway bridge (Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge). The area is served by Paso de los Libres Airport.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Paso de los Libres (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 42.5
(108.5)
41.8
(107.2)
39.6
(103.3)
36.7
(98.1)
34.4
(93.9)
31.5
(88.7)
31.4
(88.5)
35.9
(96.6)
36.4
(97.5)
38.3
(100.9)
41.6
(106.9)
42.0
(107.6)
42.5
(108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0)
31.1
(88.0)
29.5
(85.1)
26.0
(78.8)
21.8
(71.2)
19.6
(67.3)
19.0
(66.2)
21.8
(71.2)
23.2
(73.8)
25.8
(78.4)
28.6
(83.5)
31.0
(87.8)
25.8
(78.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
25.1
(77.2)
23.4
(74.1)
20.1
(68.2)
16.4
(61.5)
14.2
(57.6)
13.4
(56.1)
15.4
(59.7)
17.2
(63.0)
20.2
(68.4)
22.6
(72.7)
24.9
(76.8)
19.9
(67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.6
(69.1)
20.0
(68.0)
18.4
(65.1)
15.4
(59.7)
12.1
(53.8)
10.1
(50.2)
9.0
(48.2)
10.3
(50.5)
12.2
(54.0)
15.2
(59.4)
16.9
(62.4)
19.2
(66.6)
14.9
(58.8)
Record low °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)
8.7
(47.7)
5.5
(41.9)
3.2
(37.8)
−0.3
(31.5)
−4.0
(24.8)
−3.5
(25.7)
−3.0
(26.6)
0.2
(32.4)
2.8
(37.0)
6.0
(42.8)
8.1
(46.6)
−4.0
(24.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 143.9
(5.67)
144.4
(5.69)
148.9
(5.86)
180.4
(7.10)
125.4
(4.94)
88.9
(3.50)
68.2
(2.69)
57.0
(2.24)
91.7
(3.61)
173.0
(6.81)
134.2
(5.28)
161.7
(6.37)
1,517.7
(59.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.6 7.9 7.4 8.3 8.1 7.6 6.7 5.7 7.6 9.7 7.5 8.0 92.1
Average relative humidity (%) 69.7 72.5 74.6 77.5 81.5 82.6 79.7 74.9 73.2 73.5 68.4 68.1 74.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 248.0 209.1 189.1 174.0 151.9 120.0 155.0 170.5 144.0 182.9 243.0 244.9 2,232.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.0 7.4 6.1 5.8 4.9 4.0 5.0 5.5 4.8 5.9 8.1 7.9 6.1
Percent possible sunshine 56 56 47 51 54 43 40 45 34 48 52 50 48
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2][3]
Source 2: UNLP (percent sun only 1971–1980)[4]

Consular representation[edit]

Brazil has a Consulate in Paso de los Libres.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ Nacional, Servicio Meteorológico (2023). "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Paso de los Libres Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas". Atlas Bioclimáticos (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "Consulado do Brasil em Paso de los libres". Ministério das Relações Exteriores (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 June 2022.

External links[edit]

  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)