Caleta Olivia | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | City and Port |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina Santa Cruz#Argentina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Caleta Olivia in Argentina |
Coordinates: | -46.4333°N -99°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Deseado |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | November 20, 1901 |
Founder: | Exequiel Guttero |
Leader Title: | Intendente |
Leader Name: | Fernando Cotillo |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 55 |
Elevation M: | 13 |
Population Total: | 51,733 |
Population As Of: | 2010 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | ART |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | CPA base |
Postal Code: | Z9011 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +54 297 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
Blank Info Sec1: | BSk |
Website: | Official website |
Caleta Olivia is a city located at the northeast of the Argentine province of Santa Cruz, on the San Jorge Gulf by the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population of 70,304 in the . It is the second most important city of the province after Rio Gallegos, and the most populated of the Deseado Department.
The city was founded on November 20, 1901, by Navy Lieutenant Exequiel Guttero, captain of the Guardia Nacional, a ship that was transporting cables, equipment, and workers for the construction of a telegraph line south of Comodoro Rivadavia. The settlement was given the name of his wife Olivia (caleta means "small bay", "inlet").The main economic activities around the city are petroleum, sheep and fishing. Its port serves both as a fishing centre, and as an export point for locally produced goods.
Among the monuments of the city, probably the most characteristic is that of "El Gorosito," built to honour a petroleum industry worker.
The city has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is sparse, averaging 200.7mm a year.
Despite the southern latitude, the city has moderate temperatures due to the regulation of the ocean, with beaches visited during sunny days in summer, where different water and sand sports are practiced.
Water supply problems in Caleta Olivia 2014