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Bañado de los Pantanos
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Total population
534
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INDEC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bañado de los Pantanos is a municipality and village in the Arauco Department of La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- paper cactusTephrocactus articulatus (Pfeiff. ex Otto) Backeb. · Magnoliopsida7
- Burrowing ParakeetCyanoliseus patagonus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves6
- Acanthocalycium leucanthum (Gillies ex Salm-Dyck) Schlumpb.Acanthocalycium leucanthum (Gillies ex Salm-Dyck) Schlumpb. · Magnoliopsida5
- Tephrocactus alexanderi (Britton & Rose) Backeb.Tephrocactus alexanderi (Britton & Rose) Backeb. · Magnoliopsida4
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3
- Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves2
- Common Diuca-FinchDiuca diuca (Molina, 1782) · Aves2
- Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa (Temminck, 1813) · Aves2
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2026-05-206 km N of Mutquín, Argentina
- M 4.5 — 2026-04-2542 km SW of Andalgalá, Argentina
- M 4.2 — 2026-04-1453 km SSW of Andalgalá, Argentina
- M 4.2 — 2026-03-2834 km SE of Londres, Argentina
- M 4.2 — 2026-03-1342 km N of Chilecito, Argentina
- M 4.5 — 2026-02-1020 km SE of Londres, Argentina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in La Rioja
- Aimogasta12.2 mi away · pop. 12,249
- Alpasinche14.1 mi away · pop. 450
- Arauco14.3 mi away · pop. 852
- Salicas14.6 mi away · pop. 702
- Chaupihuasi14.8 mi away · pop. 203
- San Blas de los Sauces16.4 mi away · pop. 1,130
- Los Robles17.5 mi away · pop. 524
- Las Talas18.1 mi away · pop. 334
- Cuipán18.6 mi away · pop. 379
- Schaqui19.3 mi away · pop. 438
- Andolucas20.3 mi away · pop. 155
- San Pedro20.4 mi away · pop. 298
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species






Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bañado de los Pantanos, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image