Necochea
Necochea | ||
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CPA Base B 7630 | ||
Area code | +54 2262 | |
Climate | Cfb | |
Website | necochea.gov.ar |
Necochea is a port and beach city in the southwest of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The city is located on the Atlantic coast, along the mouth of the Quequén Grande River, 528 km (328 mi) from Buenos Aires and 120 km (75 mi) southwest of Mar del Plata. The city proper has 90,000 inhabitants per the 2010 census [INDEC] and is the seat of government for Necochea Partido.
The neighboring Port of Quequén, located on the eastern bank of the Quequén Grande River, is one of the most important ports in Argentina, and the gateway for the agricultural production of the southeast of the Province of Buenos Aires.
Overview
The area around Necochea was first charted by
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Necochea became an important domestic tourism destination in Argentina during the 20th century, and the number of registered hotel rooms surpassed 50,000 by 2011; occupation by then exceeded 95% during the summer high season.[2] Its municipal beaches grew to 72 kilometres (45 mi), reaching up to 200 metres (660 ft) in depth. The 640 hectare (1600 acre) Miguel Lillo Park, established in 1979, is the only public maritime forest nature reserve in Argentina.[3] The park is also known for its swan's lake, tourist railway, and the Regional Historical Museum housed since 1981 in the Spanish Colonial Revival house originally belonging to the Díaz Vélez estancia.[4]
Other local landmarks and attractions include seashore grottoes (notable among them Cueva del Tigre, named for a 19th-century gaucho who reputedly evaded authorities for years by hiding in the grotto later named for him); the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes (consecrated in 1957); the Necochea Golf Club (founded in 1955); the Fishermen's Pier (1970); the Quequén Grande River rapids; and Quequén port, which features two breakwaters (1908), a lighthouse (1921), and a South American sea lion reserve.[4] The casino was originally inaugurated in 1929; it was later housed in a modernist structure that opened in 1973 and was rebuilt after a 2001 fire, but which burn again in 2020 and no longer exists.
Some of the most popular recurring events in Necochea are the National Festival of Children's Shows (Fiesta Nacional de Espectáculos para Niños), held since 1962 at Miguel Lillo Park on each
Climate
Under the
Climate data for Necochea | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85 (3.3) |
71 (2.8) |
101 (4.0) |
83 (3.3) |
51 (2.0) |
72 (2.8) |
57 (2.2) |
39 (1.5) |
47 (1.9) |
75 (3.0) |
47 (1.9) |
102 (4.0) |
830 (32.7) |
Average precipitation days | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 122 |
Average snowy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
67 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 72 | 68 | 77 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238.7 | 223.2 | 198.4 | 168.0 | 117.8 | 96.0 | 108.5 | 164.3 | 165.0 | 198.4 | 231.0 | 213.9 | 2,123.2 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 5.83 |
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional,[6] UNLP (snowfall data)[7] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: (sun 1971–1980)[8] |
Settlements
- Quequén
- Juan N.Fernández
- Nicanor Olivera (Est. La Dulce)
- Claraz
- Ramón Santamarina
- Balneario Los Angeles
- Costa Bonita
Notable people
References
- ^ a b "Historia del Transporte en Necochea".
- ^ "Gran presencia de turistas en Necochea". Agencia Nova. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ^ "Parque Miguel Lillo". Argentina Turismo.
- ^ a b "Necochea". Argentina viajera.
- ^ "Feria de las Colectividades: Food, Frivolity, and Funny Hats". Archived from the original on 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ^ "Datos Estadísticos (Período 1981–1990)" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ "Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas". Atlas Bioclimáticos (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ Long, María; Hurtado, Rafael; Barberis, Juan; Bombelli, Enrique. "Actualización del Programa de Cálculo de Variables Agrometeorológicas Para Docencia e Investigación" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
External links
Media related to Necochea at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Diario Necochea, daily news from Necochea