Mogna
Town in San Juan, Argentina
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Mogna is a town in the Jáchal Department, San Juan Province, Argentina. It is located on the right bank of the Jáchal River, at an altitude of 734 meters above the sea level.[1] In the year 2010, the town had a total population of 114.[2]
Mogna | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Mogna  Mogna | |
| Coordinates: 30°41′39″S 68°21′22″W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  San Juan |
| Department | Jáchal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Ángel Vega |
| Elevation | 734 m (2,408 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 114 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Spanish |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Postal code | J5460 |
| Area code | 02647 |
Climate
Mogna has a Hot Desert Climate (BWh). It sees the least amount of precipitation in June and July, with 7 mm of average rainfall; and the most precipitation in January, with 52 mm of average rainfall.
| Climate data for Mogna | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
18.5 (65.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 52 (2.0) |
48 (1.9) |
38 (1.5) |
21 (0.8) |
12 (0.5) |
7 (0.3) |
7 (0.3) |
9 (0.4) |
15 (0.6) |
18 (0.7) |
25 (1.0) |
42 (1.7) |
294 (11.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Environmental issue
As a result of mining, the water of the Jáchal River has been contaminated with several metal minerals like Arsenic, Mercury and Magnesium, as well as spills from mining companies.[4]
