Bahía Blanca

Bahía Blanca
Basic data
location	38 ° 44 ′ S , 62 ° 16 ′ W Coordinates: 38 ° 44 ′ S , 62 ° 16 ′ W
Height above d. M .:	20 m
Population (2001):	284,776
administration
Province :	Buenos Aires (Province)
Partido :	Bahía Blanca
Mayor:	Cristian Breitenstein, Frente para la Victoria
	Others
Postal code :	B8000
Telephone code:	0291
	Bahía Blanca website

Cathedral in Bahía Blanca

Bahía Blanca is the capital of the Partido Bahía Blanca of the same name in eastern Argentina . It is located in the south of the province of Buenos Aires on the Atlantic Ocean and has around 280,000 inhabitants.

The name means white bay , eponymous for this was the sight of the extensive, "white" sand surface during the low tide in the very shallow coastal cut

geography

Bahía Blanca is located at the southwestern end of the pampa húmeda (humid pampas), the landscape merges here into the dry pampas in the west and into the Patagonian Monte landscape in the south. About 70 kilometers north of the city is the low mountain range of the Sierra de la Ventana , the foothills of which extend into the hilly north of the city area. The climate is oceanic and warm-temperate, with very warm summers, cool winters and a medium rainfall rate (712 mm per year).

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Bahía Blanca

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	31.4	29.9	26.4	21.6	16.7	13.0	13.2	15.2	18.3	21.8	26.4	30.1	O	22nd
Min. Temperature (° C)	17.2	15.7	13.9	10.4	6.7	3.9	3.6	4.3	6.7	9.1	12.4	15.4	O	9.9

Precipitation ( mm )	54	70	88	60	34	35	29	20th	44	60	62	70	Σ	626

Hours of sunshine ( h / d )	8.8	9.0	7.5	6.1	4.6	4.2	4.0	5.5	5.7	6.9	7.9	8.3	O	6.5

Rainy days ( d )	5	5	7th	5	5	4th	4th	4th	6th	7th	6th	6th	Σ	64

Water temperature (° C)	18th	19th	18th	16	14th	11	11	11	11	12	14th	15th	O	14.1

Humidity ( % )	54	59	65	70	75	75	74	68	65	65	59	53	O	65.2

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31.4

17.2

29.9

15.7

26.4

13.9

21.6

10.4

16.7

6.7

13.0

3.9

13.2

3.6

15.2

4.3

18.3

6.7

21.8

9.1

26.4

12.4

30.1

15.4

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Source: wetterkontor.de

history

Bahía Blanca slowly developed in the 19th century from a settlement that was established after an expedition in 1823. It remained a lonely outpost for a long time, as most of the territory around it was still ruled by Indian tribes. In 1831 the city was a stopover on Charles Darwin's journey with the HMS Beagle , which led to the development of the theory of evolution. In 1869 the city had 2,000 inhabitants. In the following years, the city developed into a service center and port for the surrounding farms. In 1882 a railway line to Buenos Aires was inaugurated, and from there the city quickly developed into an important export port.

At the turn of the century in 1900, many immigrants from Europe settled here, so that the population grew rapidly. After a short period of stagnation from 1940 onwards, the petrochemical industry was established in Bahía Blanca around 1960.

In 1934 the Roman Catholic diocese of Bahía Blanca was established and in 1957 elevated to the archbishopric of Bahía Blanca . The Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Bahía Blanca Cathedral was built at the beginning of the 20th century and was finally completed in 1929.

Attractions

Banco Nación

In the city center there are several magnificent buildings from the turn of the century, which are kept in the style of neoclassicism and Art Nouveau : the theater, the building of the Banco Nación, the Palace of Justice and the town hall. The cathedral is designed in a neo-colonial style.

Economy and Transport

The petrochemical industry, in which Bahía Blanca is the leading location in Argentina, and the port of Ingeniero White determine the city's economy, although its importance as a commercial center has declined somewhat today.

The Ruta Nacional 3 runs through Bahía from Buenos Aires to the extreme south of the country. The Ruta Nacional 22 , which leads to Zapala in western Argentina , also begins in the city .

education

Bahía Blanca has a regional faculty of the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional , a university in Argentina specializing in engineering. The Facultad Regional Bahía Blanca (FRBB) opened in 1954 and has over 2000 students.

In 1956 the Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) was founded in Bahía Blanca . Over 20,000 students attend the 16 different faculties of the US.