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/km2.

 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 .

 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

Gallery

 References 

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)  

Category:Cities in Argentina
Category:Capitals of Argentine provinces
Category:1565 establishments
Category:1560s establishments in South America
Category:16th-century establishments in Argentina
Category:1685 establishments
Category:Tucumán Province