Clemente Onelli | |
|---|---|
Municipality and village | |
 | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | Río Negro Province |
| Department | Veinticinco de Mayo |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 114 |
| Climate | Csb |
Clemente Onelli is a village and municipality in Río Negro Province, in Argentina.[1] It is located in the Veinticinco de Mayo Department, some 50 kilometers west from Ingeniero Jacobacci. As of 2010, it counted with 114 inhabitants.
Named after Italian-born naturalist Clemente Onelli, the town largely subsisted on cattle raising up until the 1990s. It is located on Ruta Nacional 23 and served by the Tren Patagónico, which has a station located in the village. The closure of the Tren Patagónico railway from 1990 up until 2014 severely affected the town, which saw a pronounced population decrease.[2]
The town is located on a relatively high steppe (1000 metres, or just over 3000 feet) and is noted for low winter nighttime temperatures: although no climate stations exist nearby, there are reports of temperature below -30°C or -22°F. The closest city, lower-altitude Maquinchao, has reported -25.6°C or -14°F. In normal winter cold waves, temperatures frequently fall below -18°C or 0°F.
The town counts with a single school, Escuela Hogar 104.[3]
References
- ↑ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Pueblos fantasma". Patagonia Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ Mellado, José (7 June 2016). "Clemente Onelli, el pueblo más frío que reclama conexión al gasoducto". Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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