Verónica is a town and localidad in Buenos Aires Province, in Argentina. It is the administrative centre for the county (partido) of Punta Indio.
Verónica | |
|---|---|
  Verónica Location in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 35°23′S 57°20′W / 35.383°S 57.333°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Punta Indio |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,772 |
| CPA Base | B 1917 |
| Area code | +54 2221 |
History
editThe town was created on 18 March 1915 on land donated by Martín Tornquist, and named after his wife, Verónica Bernal.
A year before, on 1 January 1914, the railroad from the city of La Plata had arrived at Verónica, and a station was built.
In 1925 the Punta Indio Naval Air Base was established, 6 km (3.7 mi) from the downtown core. It became one of the pillars for the development of the town until today.
Demographics
editFrom the beginning, the town showed a diversity in people's origins. Besides the traditional Spanish-Italian population, a large number of immigrants from Germany, Central and Eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine and Croatia among others) established themselves in the area. Today, a German Boarding School (Escuela Hogar de Verónica) serves as a retreat for German schools from all over the country.[1][2] The town stood in for an Uruguayan town in the American film The City of Your Final Destination released in 2009.
Economy
editThe main activities in the town are related to farming: agriculture, cattle and bird raising. More recently tourism started to develop around the old estancias in the area.
Sports
editThere are two major sports clubs in Verónica: Club Social y Deportivo Verónica (stablished in 1919) and Club Social y Deportivo Juventud Unida(established in 1951). They compete in regional football tournaments of Liga Costera del Rio de La Plata. Starting in 1991 until 2001, a Turismo Carretera race was held at the Naval Base 6 times.
Transportation
editAlthough the train link has been non-operational for many years, the building of the train station is still operational, although nowadays it is used for cultural associations. A regular bus service is established between Verónica and La Plata, provided by Expreso La Plata. There are also mini-buses that connect with both La Plata and Buenos Aires. Local transport circulates within the town, and connects Verónica with Punta Indio and Pipinas.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Verónica, Buenos Aires (Punta Indio Naval Air Base) 1991–2020, extremes 1961–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.1 (109.6) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.8 (103.6) |
43.1 (109.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97.4 (3.83) |
116.1 (4.57) |
94.8 (3.73) |
93.8 (3.69) |
67.5 (2.66) |
69.3 (2.73) |
82.5 (3.25) |
68.9 (2.71) |
77.2 (3.04) |
95.9 (3.78) |
94.8 (3.73) |
82.3 (3.24) |
1,040.5 (40.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 80.5 |
| Average snowy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76.4 | 79.6 | 81.7 | 84.3 | 86.6 | 86.8 | 86.3 | 84.3 | 82.6 | 81.6 | 78.4 | 75.3 | 82.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 291.4 | 234.8 | 220.1 | 183.0 | 161.2 | 138.0 | 145.7 | 170.5 | 177.0 | 210.8 | 255.0 | 288.3 | 2,475.8 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.4 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 6.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 56 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (percent sun 1961–1990)[6] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- Reposo, Daniel Gustavo, Argentine lawyer and politician[7]
References
edit- ^ "Escuela Goethe Rosario:Campamentos y Viajes (Rosario Goethe School: Camping and travel)". Archived from the original on 22 March 2008.
- ^ "Entre Ríos German Association". Archived from the original on 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Punta Indio (B.A)". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Punta Indio Base Aeronav Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Quién es Reposo, el hombre señalado por Cristina para reemplazar a Righi". La Voz (in Spanish). 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015.
External links
edit
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- Punta Indio Website (in Spanish)
- History of Verónica in the municipal website (in Spanish)