Río Colorado, Río Negro
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Río Colorado is a town and municipality in the
Río Negro Province Río Negro (, ''Black River'') is a province of Argentina, located in northern Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Its cap ...
of
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. It is the administrative centre of the
Pichi Mahuida Department Pichi Mahuida is a department of the province of Río Negro (Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countri ...
.


Population

According to the , the municipality 13,828 inhabitants, an increase of 0.12% compared to the which recorded a population of 12,900.


Geography


Climate

Río Colorado has a
semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...
(
Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''BSk''). Winters are cool with a July mean of , with temperatures that frequently drop below and occasionally below . Cloudy days are common during winter, averaging 7–8 days from June to August. Spring and fall are transition seasons that feature average maximum temperatures of and an average minimum of although temperatures can reach as high as and low as during these seasons. Summers are hot, dry, and sunny with an average maximum of and an average minimum of . Precipitation is low, averaging which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Rio Colorado averages about 2,683.8 hours of bright sunshine per year (approximately 7.4 hours of sunshine per day) or about 58.7% of possible sunshine ranging from a high of 71.5% in February to a low of only 38.0% in June. The highest temperature recorded was while the lowest temperature recorded was .


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Populated places in Río Negro Province {{RíoNegroAR-geo-stub