Mogna
Town
Mogna is located in San Juan Province
Mogna
Mogna
Mogna is located in Argentina
Mogna
Mogna
Coordinates: 30°41′39″S 68°21′22″W / 30.69417°S 68.35611°W / -30.69417; -68.35611
Country Argentina
Province San Juan
DepartmentJáchal
Government
  MayorMiguel Ángel Vega
Elevation
734 m (2,408 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total114
Language
  OfficialSpanish
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
Postal code
J5460
Area code02647

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]

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]

References

  1. "Mogna topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. "Mogna (Jáchal, San Juan, Argentina) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. "Mogna climate: Temperature Mogna & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. "Advierten sobre el peligro de la megaminería en una provincia sísmica como San Juan". Grupo La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2023.


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