Río Cuarto, Córdoba
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| name = Río Cuarto
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| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = City
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| image_caption = Roca Square
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| coordinates = {{coord|33|8|S|64|21|W|region:AR|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Argentina}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Córdoba}}
| subdivision_type2 = Department
| subdivision_name2 = Río Cuarto
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| leader_party = Civic and Social Front
| leader_title = Intendant
| leader_name = Juan Manuel Llamosas
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 64.25
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 452
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 157,010
| population_as_of = 2010 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 = X5800
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = +54 358
| website = [http://www.riocuarto.gov.ar/ Official website]
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Río Cuarto is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Located in the south of the province, it has about 157,000 inhabitants ({{census-ar|2010}}) and is an important commercial and agricultural hub.
Overview
The Río Cuarto River flows through the province of Córdoba; its central location in the Humid Pampas favored the city's development as a transport hub for much of the surrounding agriculture, and a number of slaughterhouses and food processing plants opened in Río Cuarto during the twentieth century.
Río Cuarto was founded on November 11, 1786, as Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, by the colonial Governor Rafael de Sobremonte. Its first rail connection was by way of the former Andean Railway in 1870, after which the village grew rapidly with the influx of Italian and Spanish immigrants (mainly as tenant farmers). The municipal government charter establishing the modern system of elected mayors and city council was enacted in 1883; the city's first elected mayor was Moysés Irusta.
{{stack|File:Puente Colgante Río Cuarto..JPGFile:Iglesia Estancia El Durazno.JPG}}
Father Antonio Cardarelli commissioned the construction of the city's principal Roman Catholic church, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, built between 1883 and 1886.
The National University of Río Cuarto, established in 1971, is located here. The city's football teams include Estudiantes and Atenas. Río Cuarto hosted the International Biology Olympiad in 2006.
The city is served by National Routes 8, 36, and 158; as well as Las Higueras Airport, inaugurated in 1954. The cable-stayed Bicentennial Bridge, was inaugurated in 2010. Some of the city's principal tourist draws include the Río Cuarto Racetrack, which hosts Turismo Carretera touring car racing events; and Estancia El Durazno, an estate built in 1917 belonging to former Governor Ambrosio Olmos. The Río Cuarto craters, a group of geologically unusual impact craters, are located nearby. The city's UN/LOCODE is ARRCU.
University of Río Cuarto
The National University of Río Cuarto was created on 1 May 1971 by a decree signed by President Alejandro Lanusse in accordance with the Taquini Plan enacted the previous year to provide greater access to university education in Argentina.
The University of Río Cuarto had an enrollment of 14,000 students in 2013, and employs 2,000 teaching staff.{{cite web|url=http://www.indec.gov.ar/ftp/cuadros/sociedad/Anuario_Estadistico_2014.pdf|title=Anuario Estadístico de la República Argentina 2014|publisher=Indec|pages=161–6}} By its nature a multidisciplinary center in its scope a wide variety of activities, the university hosts frequent conferences, congresses, seminars, and graduate courses.
Through the operation of 42 graduate and fourth-level racing term (PhD, Masters and Professional), the university provides a diversified curriculum and contributes to the scientific and technical training, vocational training, scientific research, and development of cultural life.
Climate
The climate is temperate, typical of the humid Pampas, with four marked seasons. Summers are warm with frequent thunderstorms; however, the heat is often "cut" by periods of southerly winds, so that the average high is a comfortable 29 °C, despite the fact that it can reach 38 °C.
Fall arrives slowly in March, and winter arrives in May with the first frosts. During the very dry winters, temperatures vary according to wind patterns: northwesterly, downsloping winds can bring temperatures of 25 °C (but with cool nights) even in midwinter, whereas southerly winds can leave daytime highs around 6 °C. Temperatures descend to -5 °C sometimes, and snow is uncommon, but not extremely so: in 2007, over 15 cm of snow covered the city, and temperatures plummeted to -11 °C, reaching highs of only 0 °C on one occasion.
Spring brings violent thunderstorms and wide temperature swings, with heat waves followed by frost or cool periods. On some years, the normal winter drought extends into the spring, posing a threat to agriculture; however, at 846 mm, Rio Cuarto's climate is generally favourable for crops.
Thunderstorm are very common during the summer, and can last for hours, and even days.
{{Weather box
|location = Rio Cuarto (Las Higueras Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1961–present
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 40.5
|Feb record high C = 39.7
|Mar record high C = 36.8
|Apr record high C = 34.9
|May record high C = 34.0
|Jun record high C = 29.5
|Jul record high C = 32.4
|Aug record high C = 37.0
|Sep record high C = 38.3
|Oct record high C = 41.2
|Nov record high C = 40.0
|Dec record high C = 42.9
|year record high C = 42.9
|Jan high C = 29.1
|Feb high C = 27.7
|Mar high C = 26.3
|Apr high C = 22.9
|May high C = 19.1
|Jun high C = 16.3
|Jul high C = 15.7
|Aug high C = 18.6
|Sep high C = 21.1
|Oct high C = 23.9
|Nov high C = 26.8
|Dec high C = 29.0
|year high C = 23.0
|Jan mean C = 23.0
|Feb mean C = 21.7
|Mar mean C = 20.0
|Apr mean C = 16.5
|May mean C = 12.8
|Jun mean C = 9.7
|Jul mean C = 8.8
|Aug mean C = 11.2
|Sep mean C = 14.0
|Oct mean C = 17.2
|Nov mean C = 20.3
|Dec mean C = 22.5
|year mean C = 16.5
|Jan low C = 17.6
|Feb low C = 16.5
|Mar low C = 15.1
|Apr low C = 11.6
|May low C = 8.2
|Jun low C = 4.8
|Jul low C = 3.8
|Aug low C = 5.5
|Sep low C = 8.1
|Oct low C = 11.5
|Nov low C = 14.3
|Dec low C = 16.6
|year low C = 11.1
|Jan record low C = 7.9
|Feb record low C = 5.7
|Mar record low C = -0.1
|Apr record low C = -1.9
|May record low C = -4.3
|Jun record low C = -7.6
|Jul record low C = -10.6
|Aug record low C = -5.0
|Sep record low C = -3.1
|Oct record low C = -0.5
|Nov record low C = 0.0
|Dec record low C = 4.5
|year record low C = -10.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 135.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 104.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 102.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 67.0
|May precipitation mm = 29.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 7.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 9.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 10.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 35.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 81.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 127.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 129.6
|year precipitation mm = 838.5
|Jan humidity = 66.7
|Feb humidity = 71.3
|Mar humidity = 72.8
|Apr humidity = 71.5
|May humidity = 73.3
|Jun humidity = 69.9
|Jul humidity = 64.8
|Aug humidity = 57.6
|Sep humidity = 56.5
|Oct humidity = 60.8
|Nov humidity = 59.4
|Dec humidity = 60.4
|year humidity = 65.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 9.3
|Feb precipitation days = 7.8
|Mar precipitation days = 7.7
|Apr precipitation days = 6.7
|May precipitation days = 4.3
|Jun precipitation days = 2.4
|Jul precipitation days = 2.5
|Aug precipitation days = 2.0
|Sep precipitation days = 4.7
|Oct precipitation days = 8.7
|Nov precipitation days = 9.6
|Dec precipitation days = 9.7
|year precipitation days = 75.4
|Jan snow days = 0.0
|Feb snow days = 0.0
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0.3
|Aug snow days = 0.1
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.0
|year snow days = 0.4
|Jan sun = 263.5
|Feb sun = 220.4
|Mar sun = 220.1
|Apr sun = 177.0
|May sun = 158.1
|Jun sun = 144.0
|Jul sun = 158.1
|Aug sun = 186.0
|Sep sun = 198.0
|Oct sun = 210.8
|Nov sun = 231.0
|Dec sun = 260.4
|year sun = 2427.4
|Jand sun = 8.5
|Febd sun = 7.8
|Mard sun = 7.1
|Aprd sun = 5.9
|Mayd sun = 5.1
|Jund sun = 4.8
|Juld sun = 5.1
|Augd sun = 6.0
|Sepd sun = 6.6
|Octd sun = 6.8
|Novd sun = 7.7
|Decd sun = 8.4
|yeard sun = 6.6
|Jan percentsun = 52.6
|Feb percentsun = 49.6
|Mar percentsun = 51.9
|Apr percentsun = 49.7
|May percentsun = 48.6
|Jun percentsun = 45.0
|Jul percentsun = 52.9
|Aug percentsun = 53.3
|Sep percentsun = 51.4
|Oct percentsun = 43.0
|Nov percentsun = 44.6
|Dec percentsun = 48.0
|year percentsun = 49.6
|source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (percent sun 1991–2000){{cite web
| url = https://ssl.smn.gob.ar/dpd/observaciones/estadisticas_normales_9120.zip
| title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
| access-date = 16 April 2023}}{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230708235600/http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/bitstream/handle/20.500.12160/2506/estad%C3%ADsticas_climatol%C3%B3gicas_normales_1991-2020.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
| archive-date = 8 July 2023
| url = http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/handle/20.500.12160/2506
| title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
| access-date = 1 August 2023
| year = 2023}}{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230509192820/http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/bitstream/handle/10915/78367/Archivo_de_datos_climatol%C3%B3gicos.zip?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
| archive-date = 9 May 2023
| url = http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/78367
| title = Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina Período 1991-2000
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
{{cite web
| url = https://www.smn.gob.ar/estadisticas
| title = Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Río Cuarto Aero
| work = Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
| accessdate = 16 April 2023}}
|source 2 = Secretaria de Mineria{{cite web
|url = http://www.mineria.gob.ar/estudios/irn/cordoba/tablasx-2.asp?dir=ind-clim
|language = es
|title = Provincia de Córdoba - Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos
|publisher = Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina)
|access-date = January 20, 2014
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20140617231344/http://www.mineria.gob.ar/estudios/irn/cordoba/tablasx-2.asp?dir=ind-clim
|archive-date = June 17, 2014
}}
|date=July 2011
}}
Transportation
Rio Cuarto is served by Las Higueras Airport with one commercial airline flying to it. Trains are mostly used throughout the city.
Twin towns – sister cities
Río Cuarto is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Información de la Ordenanza|url=https://concejo.riocuarto.gov.ar/?seccion=buscador&command=display&subcommand=ord&id=2014007870|website=concejo.riocuarto.gov.ar|publisher=Concejo Deliberante de Río Cuarto|language=es|date=2015-11-20|access-date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Se realizó el acto de hermanamiento en Asunción|url=https://www.lv16.com.ar/sg/nota/65486/se-realizo-el-acto-de-hermanamiento-en-asuncion|website=lv16.com.ar|publisher=LV16 Multimedios de Río Cuarto|language=es|date=2015-09-22|access-date=2015-12-08}}
- {{flagicon|PAR}} Asunción, Paraguay
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Río Cuarto}}
- [http://www.riocuarto.gov.ar/ Municipality of Río Cuarto] - Official website.
- {{ar-mi-muni|CBA304}}
- [http://www.travelingandstudyabroad.org/unrc/ University in Río Cuarto]
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Category:Populated places in Córdoba Province, Argentina