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Chamical
Municipality and village
View southwest along Peron Avenue in downtown Chamical. The Sierra de los Quinteros range is in the background.
Country	Argentina
Province	La Rioja Province
Government
• Intendente (Spanish: mayor)	Daniel G. Elías
Elevation	1,659 ft (5,056 m)
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
Area code	03826

Chamical is a municipality and village in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina. With a population of 12,919 permanent residents at the 2010 census [INDEC], it is the third-largest settlement in La Rioja Province after Chilecito. It used to be the site of the CELPA aerospace test center.The town is crossed by the Tirante Wadi and lies on National Route 38, 87 miles (141 km) from La Rioja City. This young town has been an important site in several stages of Argentine history for the last fifty years.

Climate

Chamical is located in the Llanos Riojanos (Spanish for "Riojan Plains") and has four distinct seasons, giving it a BSh semi-arid climate under the Köppen climate classification. Winters are quite cold, but usually sunny; rather, snowfall is an odd occurence.

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  Chamical's former railroad station.This old building currently houses the local museum.
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  The dilapidated albeit picturesque railroad water tower in the background was built by a British company in the late nineteenth century.
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  Chamical Bus Station. Wanderer, on passing through, don't miss the cozy buffet that runs here 24/7.
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  Castor sounding rocket on a mobile launch pad at CELPA test facility. The picture may date the 1960s.
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  San Martín memorial at the namesake garden square.
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  University of La Rioja campus @ Chamical.
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  Façade of hospital Luis Agote. This is the main hospital of public assistance in the Llanos Riojanos. Its name commemorates Argentina's breme physician Luis Agote.