San Miguel de Tucumán

**San Miguel de Tucumán** (usually called simply **Tucumán**) is the capital of the Tucumán Province; it is in northern Argentina  from Buenos Aires. The Spanish Conquistador Diego de Villarroel founded the city in 1565 during an expedition from present-day Peru. The city was moved to its present site in 1685.

## History

The city, with the name of **San Miguel de Tucumán y Nueva Tierra de Promisión**, was founded on 31 May 1565 by Diego de Villarroel in the place called _Campos de Ibatín_, about  to the southwest of the present city. Then, in 1685, the town was moved to where it is now because of the low quality of the water.

On 24 September 1812, the _Battle of Tucumán_ took place near the city, when the Spanish army was defeated by the army led by Manuel Belgrano. The act of the Independence was signed at the _Casa de Tucumán_ ("Tucumán House").

## Geography

The city is surrounded by the departments
- Tafí Viejo to the north;
- Cruz Alta to the east;
- Lules to the south; and
- Yerba Buena to the west.

The city is on the slopes of the _Aconquija_ mountains along the Salí river. The altitude in the centre of the city is . It is the commercial centre of an irrigated area that produces sugarcane, rice, tobacco, and fruits.

San Miguel de Tucumán has an area of  and a population of 548,866, in 2010, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

### Climate

San Miguel de Tucumán has a humid subtropical climate (subtype **Cfa** in the Köppen climate classification).

The average temperature for the year in San Miguel de Tucumán is . The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of .

The average amount of precipitation for the year in San Miguel de Tucumán is . The month with the most precipitation on average is January with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

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## Places of interest

Some interesting places in San Miguel de Tucumán are:
- _Plaza Independencia_ ("Independence square")
- _Casa de Gobierno de Tucumán_ ("Tucumán Government Palace")
- _Catedral de San Miguel de Tucumán_ ("San Miguel de Tucumán cathedral")
- _Basilica of San Francisco_ ("Saint Francis Basilica")
- _Casa de Tucumán_ ("Tucumán House" or "Independence House")

## Twin towns

San Miguel de Tucumán is twinned with:
- Nazareth Illit, Israel, since 1995
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, since 1997
- Sucre, Bolivia, since 2012
- Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, since 2012
- Concepción, Chile, since 2013

## Other websites

- San Miguel de Tucumán official website
- Ente Tucumán Turismo official website
- Universidad Nacional de Tucumán  Tucuman State University
- Universidad del Norte Santo Tomas Aquino  Tucuman Catholic University
- Universidad Tecnologica Nacional (Tucuman Campus)

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: San Miguel de Tucumán
- **other name**: Tucumán
- **settlement type**: City
- **image alt**: Aerial view of Tucumán
- **image caption**: Aerial view of Tucumán
- **image shield**: EscudoSanMigueldeTucuman.svg
- **shield size**: 70px
- **pushpin map**: Argentina
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Argentina
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces of Argentina, Province
- **subdivision name1**: Tucumán Province, Tucumán
- **leader title**: Mayor, Intendant
- **leader name**: Germán Enrique Alfaro
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1565, 1685
- **area total km2**: 90
- **population as of**: 2010
- **population total**: 548866
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone1**: Time in Argentina, ART
- **utc offset1**: -03
- **elevation m**: 431
- **area code**: T4000
- **blank name**: Köppen climate classification, Climate
- **blank info**: Humid subtropical climate (Cwa)
- **website**: [http://smt.gob.ar/ Official website]