Tafí del Valle
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Tafí del Valle Taktikllakta |
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| Coordinates: 26°51′10″S 65°42′30″W / 26.85278°S 65.70833°WCoordinates: 26°51′10″S 65°42′30″W / 26.85278°S 65.70833°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Tucumán |
| Department | Tafí del Valle |
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| • Intendente | Manuel Jorge Yapura Astorga |
| Elevation | 2,014 m (6,608 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,933 |
| Demonym(s) | tafinisto/tafinista |
| Area code(s) | 03867 |
| Website | http://www.tafidelvalle.com |
Tafí del Valle is a city in Tucumán, Argentina. It is located in the department of the same name, of which it is the main settlement, in the west of the Argentine province of Tucumán, 126 km from the provincial capital, San Miguel de Tucumán.
The town of Tafí del Valle is located almost in the centre of the Tafí valley, which separates the high cordilleras of the Sierra del Aconquija to the south, and the Cumbres Calchaquíes to the north. This valley forms an important pass linking the Calchaquí Valleys to the west with the great Chaco-Pampean plains to the east.
There is road access to the city of San Miguel de Tucumán by National Route 38 and Provincial Route 307.
Earthquakes in the area of Tucumán province (north-central Argentina) are frequent but mostly of low intensity. Moderate to severe earthquakes occur at approximately 30-year intervals. Among the most notable earthquakes to affect the region were those of 1861 and 1931.
Civil Defence measures include:
Owing to the altitude, the prevailing climate is temperate with low humidity and winter snowfalls. The eastern part of the valley, where the town lies, is moist and consists of grassland with groves of conifers, deciduous trees and pepper trees. Further west there is less moisture, favouring the presence of scattered cacti such as the cardón. The contrast is particularly marked at Abra del Infiernillo, where just to the west one sees semideserts and deserts, while to the east lie grasslands, woods and forests often covered in cloud.
The average maximum temperature in the town of Tafí in summer (January) is 26C, while in winter (July) it's 16C, and temperatures down to -20C are common in the winter.
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