Olacapato

Olacapato
Municipality and village
Olacapato
Coordinates: 24°06′50″S 66°43′07″W
Country	Argentina
Province	Salta
Department	Los Andes
Elevation	4,090 m (13,420 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	186
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
Postal code	A4413

Olacapato is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina.[1] Olacapato is one of the highest towns in Argentina (4,090 m). The previous census of 2001 indicated a population of 186 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), appearing as a rural dispersed population.

Climate

Climate data for Olacapato (1950–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.8 (51.4)	10.7 (51.3)	9.9 (49.8)	7.5 (45.5)	4.2 (39.6)	2.2 (36.0)	1.6 (34.9)	3.9 (39.0)	5.9 (42.6)	8.2 (46.8)	9.9 (49.8)	10.6 (51.1)	7.1 (44.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	30 (1.2)	20 (0.8)	4 (0.2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	9 (0.4)	64 (2.5)
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[2]

See also

• Salta–Antofagasta railway

References

1. Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
2. "Estadísticos de Precipitaciones y Balance Hídrico". Las Precipitaciones del Noroeste Argentino (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

24°06′50″S 66°43′07″W