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San Fernando, Buenos Aires

Coordinates: 34°26′25″S 58°33′28″W / 34.44028°S 58.55778°W / -34.44028; -58.55778
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San Fernando
District
Aerial view
Aerial view
San Fernando is located in Greater Buenos Aires
San Fernando
San Fernando
Coordinates: 34°26′25″S 58°33′28″W / 34.44028°S 58.55778°W / -34.44028; -58.55778
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
Partido San Fernando
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total
145,165
CPA Base
B 1646
Area code 54 11

San Fernando is a city in the Gran Buenos Aires area, in Argentina, and capital of the San Fernando Partido, 20 km (12 mi) north of the city of Buenos Aires.

Geography

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Located in the northern area of Gran Buenos Aires, San Fernando is composed of two clearly differentiated areas: a densely populated mainland section, with predominance of industrial, commercial and service areas; and a section of Islands of the Paraná Delta of 950 km2 (370 sq mi). It is the nautical capital of Argentina.

Mitre Square

The city is bordered by San Isidro and Tigre. Its continental area is composed of the towns of Virreyes, San Fernando and Victoria. The rest of its jurisdiction comprises the second and third sections of the Paraná Delta Islands.

Climate

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Climate data for San Fernando, Buenos Aires (1991–2020, extremes 1995–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 41.2
(106.2)
36.8
(98.2)
34.7
(94.5)
33.3
(91.9)
30.6
(87.1)
28.3
(82.9)
29.8
(85.6)
35.0
(95.0)
34.1
(93.4)
36.3
(97.3)
35.6
(96.1)
39.4
(102.9)
41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1)
28.2
(82.8)
26.2
(79.2)
22.7
(72.9)
18.9
(66.0)
16.2
(61.2)
15.4
(59.7)
17.7
(63.9)
19.3
(66.7)
22.1
(71.8)
25.4
(77.7)
28.3
(82.9)
22.5
(72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3)
23.5
(74.3)
21.5
(70.7)
17.8
(64.0)
14.2
(57.6)
11.2
(52.2)
10.6
(51.1)
12.5
(54.5)
14.5
(58.1)
17.6
(63.7)
20.6
(69.1)
23.0
(73.4)
17.6
(63.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)
18.7
(65.7)
16.7
(62.1)
13.1
(55.6)
9.8
(49.6)
6.9
(44.4)
6.2
(43.2)
7.8
(46.0)
9.6
(49.3)
12.8
(55.0)
15.3
(59.5)
17.5
(63.5)
12.8
(55.0)
Record low °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
7.5
(45.5)
4.9
(40.8)
1.6
(34.9)
−3.4
(25.9)
−5.0
(23.0)
−4.0
(24.8)
−5.4
(22.3)
−0.8
(30.6)
2.0
(35.6)
3.3
(37.9)
6.2
(43.2)
−5.4
(22.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 114.4
(4.50)
122.6
(4.83)
119.2
(4.69)
106.2
(4.18)
81.3
(3.20)
52.5
(2.07)
68.6
(2.70)
70.7
(2.78)
78.6
(3.09)
111.8
(4.40)
113.7
(4.48)
104.3
(4.11)
1,143.9
(45.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.5 7.2 6.8 7.5 6.0 5.3 5.9 6.2 6.4 8.3 7.4 7.7 82.2
Average snowy days 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Average relative humidity (%) 66.0 70.7 73.6 76.9 80.3 79.7 78.3 74.4 71.2 70.9 66.6 64.6 72.8
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2]

Surface area

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  • Continental section: 23 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
  • Delta section: 950 km2 (370 sq mi) (approx.)

Distances

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Population

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  • Total population: 151,131
  • Urban population: 147,409
  • Rural population (delta): 3,058

Population by localities

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  • San Fernando: 68,806
  • Victoria: 40,461
  • Virreyes: 38,142
  • Delta: 3,058

Education

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Buenos Aires International Christian Academy, an English-only Christian International school in Argentina, is located in San Fernando.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por San Fernando Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Directions." Buenos Aires International Christian Academy. Retrieved on February 9, 2015. "Av. del Libertador 2170, San Fernando (1646), Buenos Aires, Argentina."
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