Santa Rosa, La Pampa

Santa Rosa de Toay (including Santa Rosa del Toay, but usually only called Santa Rosa ) is the capital of the province of La Pampa in the center of Argentina. It has 102 610 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2005) and is situated in the Pampa level.

The city was founded in 1892 by Tomás Mason. Only in the second half of the 20th century it became a relatively important agro-industrial center, but it is still one of the smallest provincial towns of Argentina, according to Rawson, Ushuaia and Viedma. Still lives a little more than a quarter of the province 's population here.

Gallery

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Oscar Pablo Di liscia ( b. 1955 ), composer and musicologist

Climate

Santa Rosa has a warm- temperate climate, with very warm, humid summers and mild dry winters ( Köppen -Geiger Cwa ). The average annual temperature is 15.4 ° C; warmest month is January with an average of 23.7 ° C, the coldest month is July with 7.2 ° C (average from 1981 to 1990, according to Argentine weather service).

Provinces of Argentina La Pampa Province Departments of Argentina Pampas Rawson, Chubut Viedma, Río Negro
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