title: Tehuelches Department
text: # Tehuelches Department
  
  Tehuelches Department is a department of Chubut Province in Argentina.
  
  The provincial subdivision has a total area of 14,750 km², and its capital city is José de San Martín, which is located around 1,870 km from the Capital federal.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to INDEC estimates for June 2008, the population of the department reached 5.498 inhabitants.
  
  Population evolution of the Tehuelches department according to the different national censuses and intercensal variation in % :
  
  | | 1947 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2008 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Population | 4269 | 4884 | 5154 | 4728 | 4801 | 5159 | 5498 |
  | Variation | - | +14.40 % | +5.52 % | −8.26 % | +1.54 % | +7.45 % | +6.57 % |
  
  Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INDEC).
  
  ## Climate
  
  Climate data for Puesto Viejo (modelled data) :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.1 (95.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.0 (96.8) |
  | Average high °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 6.4 (43.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 10.9 (51.6) |
  | Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 0.9 (33.6) | −1.8 (28.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 4.8 (40.6) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.8 (37.0) | −0.9 (30.4) | −3.6 (25.5) | −5.6 (21.9) | −6.8 (19.8) | −5.5 (22.1) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.1 (39.4) | −0.6 (30.9) |
  | Record low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) | −5.4 (22.3) | −10.1 (13.8) | −14.4 (6.1) | −29.1 (−20.4) | −36.0 (−32.8) | −32.3 (−26.1) | −29.2 (−20.6) | −23.6 (−10.5) | −11.6 (11.1) | −10.0 (14.0) | −6.0 (21.2) | −36.0 (−32.8) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29 (1.1) | 25 (1.0) | 25 (1.0) | 23 (0.9) | 20 (0.8) | 19 (0.7) | 19 (0.7) | 20 (0.8) | 22 (0.9) | 27 (1.1) | 29 (1.1) | 30 (1.2) | 343 (13.5) |
  | Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||
  
  ## Settlements
  
  * Gobernador Costa
  * José de San Martín
  * Río Pico
  * Doctor Atilio Oscar Viglione
  * Alto Río Pico
  * Puesto Viejo
  * Putrachoique
  * Laguna Blanca
  * Arroyo Arenoso
  * Aldea Shaman
  * Lago Vintter
  * Nueva Lubecka
  * Rio Frias
  
  ## Economy
  
  The economic activities carried out are services, but the main economic activity is still sheep farming.
  
  