Las Lomitas is a city in northern
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. It is located in the
Patiño Department in the center of
Formosa Province
Formosa Province () is a province in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Formosa's northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay, and the province borders the provinces of Chaco and Salta to its south and west, respectively. Th ...
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It has a population of 12,399 inhabitants as of the . This represented a 20% increase in the population compared to the which only had 10,354 inhabitants.
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It is served by Alférez Armando Rodríguez Airport.
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Climate
Las Lomitas has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification
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''Cwa''), similar to other areas in the Chaco region.[ In an average winter, Las Lomitas receives 8.5 days of frost per year while the first and last dates of frost are 28 June and 29 July respectively.][
] Spring and fall are transition seasons and are rather short featuring hot daytime temperatures and mild nighttime temperatures.[ During the most extreme heat waves, the temperature can reach above .][ The average relative humidity is 67%, with the late summer and fall months being more humid than the winter months. On average, Las Lomitas receives of precipitation per year with 86 days with measureable precipitation with summer months being more wetter than the winter months, where most of the precipitation falls in the form of thunderstorms.][
] Las Lomitas receives approximately 2,717.0 hours of bright sunshine per year or 60% of possible sunshine per year, ranging from a low of 51% in June (only 162.0 hours of sunshine per month) to a high of 68% in February.[ The highest recorded temperature was on October 16, 2014, while the lowest recorded temperature was on July 19, 1975.]
References
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Populated places in Formosa Province