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Angastaco

Total population

823

Air quality index

19Good
Elevation1990 m
Coordinates-25.69°, -66.17°

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City facts

Elevation
1990 m
Time zone
UTC−03:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Angastaco is a town in San Carlos Department, Salta Province, Argentina, in the Calchaquí Valley. It is located on highway RN 40. In its original language, the town name means "Eagle of the Carob tree".

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History & geography

Geography

The town lies at an altitude of . The climate is dry and arid with sunny days in general. Distance from Salta to Cafayate: From Salta to Cachi: From Cafayate:

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
-25.6908
Longitude
-66.1671
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
19
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
1.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
34
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
699
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Burrowing Parakeet
    Cyanoliseus patagonus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    39
  • Andean Swift
    Aeronautes andecolus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) · Aves
    33
  • Cliff Flycatcher
    Hirundinea ferruginea (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    31
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    23
  • American Kestrel
    Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    22
  • Chiguanco Thrush
    Turdus chiguanco Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 · Aves
    21
  • Picui Ground-Dove
    Columbina picui (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    20
  • Rufous Hornero
    Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    16

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
17
Largest magnitude
5.8
Largest event
2010-03-08

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

M
Mariana Carrizo
Argentinian singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Salta

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.57
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,399

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
32
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Angastaco, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

' Hornerito de Angastaco ' - panoramio — Angastaco, Argentina0.1 mi‘Hornerito de Angastaco’ - panoramio - José Luis Fernández (1) — Angastaco, Argentina0.1 miVista al Camping - panoramio — Angastaco, Argentina0.1 miIglesia de Angastaco - Salta - Argentina - panoramio — Angastaco, Argentina0.1 mi‘Hornerito de Angastaco’ - panoramio - José Luis Fernández — Angastaco, Argentina0.2 miVista al Camping - panoramio - José Luis Fernández — Angastaco, Argentina0.2 miVista al Camping - panoramio - José Luis Fernández (1) — Angastaco, Argentina0.2 miVista al Camping - panoramio - José Luis Fernández (2) — Angastaco, Argentina0.2 miRuta40-QuebradaFlechas — Angastaco, Argentina1 miAcanthocalycium thionanthum 1 — Angastaco, Argentina1 miQuebrada de las Flechas 08 — Angastaco, Argentina1.7 miISS035-E-31487 - View of Earth — Angastaco, Argentina2.1 miCorte la Flecha, Argentina — Angastaco, Argentina2.9 miRN40 - Quebrada de las Flechas — Angastaco, Argentina3 miRN40 - Quebrada de las Flechas 2 — Angastaco, Argentina3 miRN40 - Quebrada de las Flechas 3 — Angastaco, Argentina3 miQuebrada de las Flechas - panoramio — Angastaco, Argentina3 miQuebrada de las Flechas 01 — Angastaco, Argentina3.2 miQuebrada de las Flechas 02 — Angastaco, Argentina3.2 miQuebrada de las Flechas 03 — Angastaco, Argentina3.2 miQuebrada de las Flechas 04 — Angastaco, Argentina3.2 miQuebrada de las Flechas 05 — Angastaco, Argentina3.2 miQuebrada de las Flechas 06 — Angastaco, Argentina3.2 miQuebrada de las Flechas 07 — Angastaco, Argentina3.2 mi

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image