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Catua

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Total population

480

Air quality index

30Good
Elevation3977 m
Coordinates-23.87°, -67.00°

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City facts

Elevation
3977 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Catua is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-23.8715
Longitude
-67.0046
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
52
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
678
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Puna Miner
    Geositta punensis Dabbene, 1917 · Aves
    121
  • Golden-spotted Ground-Dove
    Metriopelia aymara (Prévost, 1840) · Aves
    58
  • Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch
    Sicalis uropigyalis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) · Aves
    57
  • Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
    Geospizopsis plebejus (Tschudi, 1844) · Aves
    48
  • Cordilleran Canastero
    Asthenes modesta (Eyton, 1851) · Aves
    35
  • Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
    Phrygilus atriceps (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) · Aves
    32
  • Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
    Leptasthenura aegithaloides (Kittlitz, 1830) · Aves
    21
  • Mourning Sierra Finch
    Rhopospina fruticeti (Kittlitz, 1833) · Aves
    19

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2,418
Largest magnitude
6.8
Largest event
2022-05-10

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Jujuy

Browse all places in Jujuy →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
7.37
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,691

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
52
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
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

Llama
Llama
Lama glama
Seen 2025-07-27
Lesser Rhea
Lesser Rhea
Rhea pennata
Seen 2025-07-27
Andean Goose
Andean Goose
Oressochen melanopterus
Seen 2023-09-12
Maihueniopsis molfinoi
Maihueniopsis molfinoi
Maihueniopsis molfinoi
Seen 2020-03-14
Puna Miner
Puna Miner
Geositta punensis
Seen 2020-03-14
Vicuña
Vicuña
Lama vicugna
Seen 2020-03-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

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

Almacén El Sin Rival, Catúa, Jujuy, Argentina - panoramio — Catua, Argentina0.1 miISS027-E-11956 - View of Earth — Catua, Argentina2 miISS048-E-26389 - View of Earth — Catua, Argentina4.9 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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