Humahuaca
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Humahuaca
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| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = HumahuacaCityMontage.jpg
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| pushpin_map = Argentina
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Humahuaca in Argentina
| coordinates = {{coord|23|12|S|65|21|W|region:AR_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Argentina}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Jujuy}}
| subdivision_type2 = Department
| subdivision_name2 = Humahuaca
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| elevation_footnotes = {{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
| elevation_m = 3012
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| population_total = 11,369
| population_as_of = 2001 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = ART
| utc_offset1 = −3
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| postal_code_type = CPA base
| postal_code = Y4630
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = +54 3887
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Humahuaca ({{IPA|es|umaˈwaka}}) is a small city in the province of Jujuy, Argentina. Since 2003 declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO at the Paris conference.
It has 11,369 inhabitants as per the {{census-ar|2001}}, and is the principal town (seat) of the Department of Humahuaca. The city is widely known for its location at the Quebrada de Humahuaca, along the Eastern valley of the central Andean Altiplano.
Humahuaca is located north of Tilcara and Purmamarca, in the colourful valley of Quebrada de Humahuaca.
In the center of the village, there is a church tower which can be seen from the main square with a clock that chimes at 12 pm, after which a small door opens and a figure of Saint Francisco Solano comes out and makes the sign of the cross.
Climate
Humahuaca has a cool arid climate (Köppen BWk), with two seasons: a mild summer with occasional thunderstorms from December to March, and a cool, extremely clear, rainless winter covering the rest of the year. Although afternoons are warm year-round, the extreme altitude means mornings are cool in summer and freezing in the rainless, cloudless winter.
{{Weather box|width = 75%
|location = Humahuaca (1961-1970)
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|metric first = yes
|Jan record high C = 31.9
|Feb record high C = 30.1
|Mar record high C = 29.5
|Apr record high C = 29.5
|May record high C = 27.7
|Jun record high C = 25.9
|Jul record high C = 27.3
|Aug record high C = 27.1
|Sep record high C = 28.3
|Oct record high C = 31.3
|Nov record high C = 31.1
|Dec record high C = 30.5
|year record high C = 31.9
|Jan high C = 23.6
|Feb high C = 23.4
|Mar high C = 22.7
|Apr high C = 23.2
|May high C = 21.5
|Jun high C = 20.2
|Jul high C = 19.5
|Aug high C = 20.8
|Sep high C = 22.6
|Oct high C = 24.0
|Nov high C = 23.9
|Dec high C = 23.8
|year high C = 22.5
|Jan mean C = 15.1
|Feb mean C = 14.7
|Mar mean C = 14.1
|Apr mean C = 12.1
|May mean C = 10.2
|Jun mean C = 8.4
|Jul mean C = 7.5
|Aug mean C = 9.4
|Sep mean C = 11.7
|Oct mean C = 13.0
|Nov mean C = 13.7
|Dec mean C = 14.6
|year mean C = 12.0
|Jan low C = 8.3
|Feb low C = 8.5
|Mar low C = 6.6
|Apr low C = 2.9
|May low C = -0.8
|Jun low C = -2.7
|Jul low C = -3.4
|Aug low C = -1.7
|Sep low C = 0.7
|Oct low C = 2.9
|Nov low C = 5.6
|Dec low C = 7.7
|year low C = 2.9
|Jan record low C = 3.2
|Feb record low C = 1.4
|Mar record low C = -1.6
|Apr record low C = -4.6
|May record low C = -9.2
|Jun record low C = -12.8
|Jul record low C = -13.9
|Aug record low C = -13.3
|Sep record low C = -9.8
|Oct record low C = -5.5
|Nov record low C = -4.3
|Dec record low C = 1.0
|year record low C = -13.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 40
|Feb precipitation mm = 48
|Mar precipitation mm = 26
|Apr precipitation mm = 4
|May precipitation mm = 0
|Jun precipitation mm = 0
|Jul precipitation mm = 0
|Aug precipitation mm = 1
|Sep precipitation mm = 1
|Oct precipitation mm = 1
|Nov precipitation mm = 18
|Dec precipitation mm = 34
|Jan humidity = 62
|Feb humidity = 65
|Mar humidity = 63
|Apr humidity = 55
|May humidity = 47
|Jun humidity = 46
|Jul humidity = 45
|Aug humidity = 42
|Sep humidity = 42
|Oct humidity = 46
|Nov humidity = 56
|Dec humidity = 62
|year humidity = 53
|Jan precipitation days = 6
|Feb precipitation days = 6
|Mar precipitation days = 4
|Apr precipitation days = 0.9
|May precipitation days = 0.1
|Jun precipitation days = 0
|Jul precipitation days = 0
|Aug precipitation days = 0.2
|Sep precipitation days = 0.1
|Oct precipitation days = 0.3
|Nov precipitation days = 3
|Dec precipitation days = 5
|source 1 = Secretaria de Mineria
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150630192307/http://www.mineria.gob.ar/estudios/irn/jujuy/tabla_meteo.asp?donde=t2
| archivedate = June 30, 2015
| url = http://www.mineria.gob.ar/estudios/irn/jujuy/tabla_meteo.asp?donde=t2
| language = Spanish
| title = Datos Meteorológicos Registrados en las Distintas Estación de la Provincia de Jujuy
| publisher = Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina)
| accessdate = July 6, 2015}}
|date = July 2015}}
Personalities
- Uña Ramos (1933-2014), composer and Quena (Kena) player, born in Humahuaca.
References
{{portal|Argentina}}
{{Reflist}}
- {{ar-mi-muni|JUJ024}}
External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/loupiote/sets/72157624603108007/ San Francisco Solano de la Bendición (photos)]
- [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AR/10/Humahuaca.html Coord. geográficas + imágenes NASA, Google]
Filmed in Humahuaca
- Verónico Cruz,'' (1988).
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Category:Populated places in Jujuy Province
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