Santa María is a city in the

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of Catamarca, Argentina. It has about 17,030 inhabitants per the , and is the head town of the department of the same name.

Geography

Climate

Santa María has a cool arid climate (

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''BWk''). Summers feature hot afternoons, cool to pleasant mornings, and occasional rainfall from thunderstorms, whilst winters feature chilly to freezing mornings, warm afternoons, and essentially no precipitation.

References

* Populated places in Catamarca Province {{Catamarca-geo-stub