Las Lomitas

Las Lomitas is a city in the center of Formosa Province in northern Argentina. It is located within Patiño Department and forms part of the Chaco region, a broad lowland area characterized by hot conditions, seasonal rainfall, and subtropical vegetation. The city is primarily a civic and service center for its surrounding area rather than a commercial consumer brand. Its municipal identity is reflected in the official city website and in its role as a local administrative and transport hub. According to the 2010 Argentine national census, Las Lomitas had 12,399 inhabitants. This represented an increase of approximately 20 percent from the 2001 census count of 10,354 inhabitants. The population data indicates sustained growth during the first decade of the twenty-first century, although later population figures are not established by the supplied reference material. Las Lomitas is served by Alférez Armando Rodríguez Airport, which provides an air connection for the city and its surrounding region. The city’s location in central Formosa also gives it regional importance within a sparsely populated part of northern Argentina. The local climate is humid subtropical, classified as Cwa under the Köppen system. Summers are long, hot, and humid, with most annual precipitation arriving through thunderstorms. Winters are generally dry, with mild or warm daytime temperatures and cooler nights. The annual mean temperature is reported as 22.8 °C, making Las Lomitas one of Argentina’s warmest urban locations and commonly described as the country’s warmest city. Average annual precipitation is approximately 862.5 millimetres, distributed over about 86 days with measurable rainfall. The city receives roughly 2,717 hours of sunshine annually. Temperature extremes illustrate the demanding climate. The highest recorded temperature in the cited material was 46.0 °C on 8 November 2023, while the lowest was −5.9 °C on 19 July 1975. Frost is uncommon outside winter, although cold waves can occasionally produce sub-freezing temperatures. These climatic conditions influence everyday life, infrastructure, agriculture, and transport in the surrounding Chaco environment. Because Las Lomitas is a place rather than a commercial brand, conventional brand attributes such as product lines, corporate ownership, executives, campaigns, and market positioning are not applicable. The entry is therefore best understood as an encyclopedia profile of the city and municipality associated with the name.

Las Lomitas is an urban settlement in Patiño Department, in the central part of Formosa Province, northern Argentina. Its setting places it within the Chaco region, whose environmental conditions are defined by high temperatures, seasonal rainfall, and pronounced wet and dry periods. The available reference material does not establish the city’s founding date, original founders, administrative elevation, or a detailed chronology of its early development. By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Las Lomitas had developed into a local population and service center. The 2001 census recorded 10,354 inhabitants. By the 2010 census, the population had reached 12,399, an increase of about one-fifth over the preceding census. This growth suggests continuing demographic expansion during the period, although the supplied sources do not identify its precise causes or provide later census results. Transport access includes Alférez Armando Rodríguez Airport, which serves Las Lomitas and the surrounding area. The airport contributes to the city’s regional connectivity, particularly given the distances between settlements in northern Argentina. The municipality also maintains an official website, indicating its role as a local government center, although the supplied material does not describe the site’s services or municipal programs in detail. Climate is a defining feature of Las Lomitas. The city has a humid subtropical climate, classified as Cwa in the Köppen system. Summers are long, very hot, and humid, with precipitation concentrated in thunderstorms. January, the warmest month in the cited climate profile, has an average high of 34.8 °C and an average low of 21.7 °C. Winters are considerably drier, with mild to warm days and cool nights; June, the coldest month on average, has a mean high of 23.1 °C and a mean low of 11.2 °C. Frost occurs mainly during winter, with an average of 8.5 frost days annually. Annual precipitation is approximately 862.5 millimetres, occurring on around 86 days with measurable rainfall. Sunshine totals about 2,717 hours per year, or approximately 60 percent of possible sunshine. The climate can produce both severe heat and occasional intense cold. The highest cited temperature is 46.0 °C, recorded on 8 November 2023, and the lowest is −5.9 °C, recorded on 19 July 1975. The supplied references contain no documented corporate history, product development, advertising campaigns, scandals, mergers, leadership changes, or commercial decisions. Those categories are not materially applicable to a city profile and have therefore been left empty rather than inferred.

• 2023

  Highest cited temperature recorded

  [1]Las Lomitasen.wikipedia.org

  The climate record cited for Las Lomitas reached 46.0 °C on 8 November 2023.

• 2010

  Population reached 12,399

  [1]Las Lomitasen.wikipedia.org

  The 2010 census counted 12,399 inhabitants, approximately 20 percent more than in 2001.

• 2001

  Population recorded at 10,354

  [1]Las Lomitasen.wikipedia.org

  The national census recorded 10,354 inhabitants in Las Lomitas.

1. 1Las Lomitasen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Municipality of Las Lomitaslaslomitas.gob.ar