Villa Ángela

Villa Ángela is a city in the province of Chaco, Argentina, 186 km west of the provincial capital Resistencia. It is on the Gran Chaco, a lowland region of the Río de la Plata basin. It has 43,511 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], making it the third largest in the province.

Villa Ángela
City
Quebracho extract factory La Chaqueña S.A. in Villa Ángela
Villa Ángela
Location of Villa Ángela in Argentina
Coordinates: 27°35′S 60°43′W
Country Argentina
Province Chaco
DepartmentMayor L. J. Fontana
Founded1910
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total41,403
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
H3540
Dialing code+54 3735
ClimateCwa
WebsiteOfficial website

History

In 1908, Carlos Gruneisen y Julio Ulises Martin (Swiss, b. 31 de julio 1862, creator of the Yerbatera Martin, in Rosario), acquired the land that would become the jurisdiction of Villa Angela. He had the tannin factory, La Chaqueña S.A., built and the adjacent areas immediately began to be settled.

Punta de rieles and km 95 were the names it first received when it was no more than a hamlet. In 1910, as a tribute to the centennial of the May Revolution and the 24th of May, they decided to found a village and give it the name Villa Ángela. It was named after Ángela Joostens, the wife of Julio Ulises Martin, one of its two founders.

The city boasts one of the major Carnavals of the country. This popular festival extends from mid-January to mid-February since 1950.

Weather

The city's weather is subtropical, dry in winter and very wet and hot in the summer.

  • Record high: 46 °C
  • Record low: -6 °C
  • Average annual precipitation: 1,100 mm
Climate data for Villa Ángela (1941–1950)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 43.8
(110.8)		 44.4
(111.9)		 42.3
(108.1)		 36.9
(98.4)		 34.1
(93.4)		 33.4
(92.1)		 33.4
(92.1)		 40.9
(105.6)		 42.6
(108.7)		 44.4
(111.9)		 44.1
(111.4)		 44.2
(111.6)		 44.4
(111.9)
Average high °C (°F) 36.3
(97.3)		 35.1
(95.2)		 31.5
(88.7)		 28.3
(82.9)		 24.3
(75.7)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.4
(70.5)		 25.7
(78.3)		 28.1
(82.6)		 30.6
(87.1)		 32.7
(90.9)		 35.6
(96.1)		 29.3
(84.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)		 26.4
(79.5)		 23.3
(73.9)		 20.2
(68.4)		 17.4
(63.3)		 14.5
(58.1)		 13.6
(56.5)		 16.6
(61.9)		 19.2
(66.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 24.3
(75.7)		 26.9
(80.4)		 21.0
(69.8)
Average low °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)		 19.8
(67.6)		 17.6
(63.7)		 14.7
(58.5)		 11.6
(52.9)		 9.1
(48.4)		 7.7
(45.9)		 9.2
(48.6)		 12.4
(54.3)		 14.3
(57.7)		 16.5
(61.7)		 18.5
(65.3)		 14.3
(57.7)
Record low °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)		 9.0
(48.2)		 7.0
(44.6)		 2.6
(36.7)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 1.1
(34.0)		 8.4
(47.1)		 8.9
(48.0)		 −5.6
(21.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 116
(4.6)		 143
(5.6)		 126
(5.0)		 99
(3.9)		 44
(1.7)		 33
(1.3)		 32
(1.3)		 15
(0.6)		 48
(1.9)		 73
(2.9)		 98
(3.9)		 75
(3.0)		 902
(35.5)
Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[1]
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References
  1. "Villa Angela (Argentina)" (PDF). Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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