Tarija
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Area code | 4 |
Website | Official website |
Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern
History
The name of Tarija is said to come from
The valley that Tarija is situated in was first occupied by Western Hemispheric
When the Spanish first arrived to the valley of Tarija they encountered several stone roads, most likely the remnants of
Facilities and tourism
Tarija's main plaza is surrounded by restaurants of various cuisines, local handicraft shops, and internet cafes. Within immediate walking distance is the public market, a university campus, and a number of tourist sights including the Paleontology Museum of Tarija City. The city includes higher-end restaurants as well as fast food restaurants like McRonalds, Kukis, and Homeros. Tarija's nightlife, including dance clubs, is popular with tourists.[citation needed]
From Tarija, primary destinations and land routes coincide with the cardinal directions: Paraguay/the Gran Chaco, to the east via Yacuiba; Argentina, to the south via Bermejo, Yacuiba or Villazón; Tupiza/the Salar de Uyuni, to the west via Villazón; and the central cities of Bolivia, to the north via Potosí. The route to the altiplano and Potosí is much safer, as of December 2012.[clarification needed] A new tunnel bypasses Sama, the mountain just west of the city of Tarija.[5]
The San Jacinto Dam is located a few kilometers south of Tarija, and the Chorros de Jurina falls is located a few kilometers northwest from the city.
Tarija's land and climate are adequate for grape and wine production. The Festival of Wine is held annually in Tarija.
Climate
Tarija has a
Climate data for Tarija Airport, elevation: 1,875 metres (6,152 ft), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1962–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 36.5 (97.7) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.4 (99.3) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 130.2 (5.13) |
100.4 (3.95) |
90.3 (3.56) |
16.1 (0.63) |
1.7 (0.07) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.3 (0.01) |
1.9 (0.07) |
7.0 (0.28) |
37.1 (1.46) |
73.2 (2.88) |
125.9 (4.96) |
584.3 (23.00) |
Average precipitation days | 14.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 77.6 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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67.1 | 68.9 | 68.6 | 65.6 | 58.9 | 53.0 | 51.9 | 50.0 | 50.8 | 54.6 | 59.6 | 64.1 | 59.2 |
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[7] |
Climate data for Tarija | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
26.1 (78.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.5 (49.0) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 125 (4.9) |
107 (4.2) |
75 (3.0) |
24 (0.9) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
34 (1.3) |
65 (2.6) |
113 (4.4) |
556 (21.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[8] |
Gallery
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Vineyards in Tarija, Bolivia
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Plaza de Armas, Tarija
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San Jacinto Lake, Tarija
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Entre Rios Square, Tarija
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Tarija, Bolivia
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Tarija, Bolivia
Lifestyle
Tarija is commonly regarded by Bolivian nationals and tourists alike as the "Bolivian Andalusia".[citation needed] The Guadalquivir River that borders the city was named after the Spanish river of the same name. Residents of Tarija call themselves Chapacos, regardless of social class and ethnic background. Although the origin of the name is uncertain, there is a hypothesis that it is a variation of chacapa, the name of an indigenous settlement in the region during early colonial times.[citation needed]
During Bolivia's
Sports
The city's
Twin towns – sister cities
- Mejillones, Chile[10]
- Brasschaat, Belgium[11]
- Tournai, Belgium[12]
- Iniesta, Spain[13][14]
- Salta, Argentina[15]
- Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina[16][17][18]
- Mendoza, Argentina[19]
- Asunción, Paraguay[20]
- San Bernardino, Paraguay[21]
References
- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Valerie Fifer, Bolivia: Land, Location and Politics since 1825. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972, 168-170.
- ^ a b c Patiño, Roberto (January 20, 2019). "Churumatas y tomatas, la conexión chilena en Tarija". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ “ABC habilita nueva ruta a Tarija evitando Sama.” 2013. Accessed March 8. http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/economia/20121222/abc-habilita-nueva-ruta-a-tarija-evitando-sama_196543_418858.html.
- ^ Flores, Gabriela. "El Senamhi desde el año 1954 no tiene registro de nevadas como la vivida en Tarija" [The Senamhi since 1954 has no record of snowfall like the one lived in Tarija]. La Voz de Tarija (in Spanish). Tarija. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Climate Tarija". Climate Data. 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Básquetbol: Bolivia hace prevalecer su localía ante Ecuador". Jornada (in Spanish). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Alcaldes se reúnen en Tarija".
- ^ "Internationale samenwerking". brasschaat.be (in Dutch). Brasschaat. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Procès-verbal du Conseil communal du 24 octobre 2016". tournai.be (in French). Tournai. 2016-10-24. p. 29,30. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Alcalde de Iniesta (España) y el representante de la ADIMAN visitaron Tarija y avanzaron en consolidar importantes acuerdos par". 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Municipios de Tarija y España prevén hermanamiento".
- ^ "El Tribuno".
- ^ "Villa Carlos Paz se hermanará con la ciudad boliviana de Tarija | Córdoba Interior Informa".
- ^ "CARLOS PAZ y TARIJA (BOLIVIA) CIUDADES HERMANADAS – Villa Carlos Paz – Sitio Oficial de Turismo".
- ^ "Carlos Paz y Tarija (Bolivia) ciudades hermanas -Next TV". 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Vendimia Chapaca se erige como evento nacional".
- ^ "Las ciudades de Asunción y Tarija serán ciudades hermanas". legislaturasconectadas.gob.ar (in Spanish). Legislaturas Conectadas. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "Torres concreta relación comercial Tarija-Paraguay".