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Loma Blanca

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Loma Blanca

Total population

731

Air quality index

24Good
Elevation475 m
Coordinates-30.64°, -66.24°

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City facts

Elevation
475 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Loma Blanca is a municipality and village in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-30.6410
Longitude
-66.2427
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
24
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
31
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,164
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Gymnocalycium castellanosii Backeb.
    Gymnocalycium castellanosii Backeb. · Magnoliopsida
    80
  • Echinopsis aurea Britton & Rose
    Echinopsis aurea Britton & Rose · Magnoliopsida
    41
  • Picui Ground-Dove
    Columbina picui (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    34
  • Rufous Hornero
    Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    33
  • Spot-winged Pigeon
    Patagioenas maculosa (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    33
  • Blue-and-yellow Tanager
    Rauenia bonariensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    29
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Zonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    28
  • Golden-billed Saltator
    Saltator aurantiirostris Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    27

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
43
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2016-09-09

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in La Rioja

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.47
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,996

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
22
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

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

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)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image