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35-675: (Redirected from Tuc ) TUC may refer to: Places [ edit ] Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport , Tucumán, Argentina (IATA code: TUC) San Rafael Airport (Venezuela) (NDB code: TUC) Tung Chung station , Hong Kong; MTR (station code TUC) Tucana (constellation) , standard astronomical abbreviation Organizations [ edit ] Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council Turismo Aéreo de Chile (ICAO airline code: TUC) airline of Chile, see List of airline codes Transvaal University College Technical University of Crete Trades Union Congress ,

70-897: A federation of trade unions in England and Wales Trades Union Congress of Ghana Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (2005) Traditional Unionist Voice , a political party on Northern Ireland Aden Trade Union Congress Third Unitarian Church , a Unitarian Universalist church in the West Side of Chicago, Illinois Other uses [ edit ] Mutu language (ISO 639 code: tuc) Time of useful consciousness , duration of useful functioning in an hypoxic environment Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country , 1991 American science fiction film directed by Nicholas Meyer TUC (cracker) , brand of salted octagonal golden-yellow crackers See also [ edit ] Tucson International Airport (code TUS, not TUC) Topics referred to by

105-478: A mean annual temperature of 13.1 °C (55.6 °F) (summers average 17.1 °C (62.8 °F) while winters average 9.0 °C (48.2 °F)) in the Tafi valley. Precipitation in the lowlands ranges from 600 mm (24 in) in the east, to close to 1,200 mm in the foothills (48 in), in a very monsoonal pattern with 4-5 completely dry winter months, and a peak of about 200 mm (7.9 in) in

140-399: A river near Buenos Aires, en route from Tucumán, killing all 31 on board. Tucum%C3%A1n Province Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán , often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta , Santiago del Estero and Catamarca . It is nicknamed El Jardín de la República ( The Garden of

175-608: A rule of thumb, the far east is drier and hotter, whereas the Piedmont has many storms in the summer which moderate temperatures. The first foothills are very humid, supporting a dense jungle, and as altitude increases, a thick forest and then cool grasslands. The westernmost areas are once again a bit dryer because of a rain shadow. The eastern parts have an average annual temperature of 18 to 20 °C (64.4 to 68.0 °F). Summers are hot with mean temperatures averaging between 24 and 26 °C (75.2 and 78.8 °F) while in winter,

210-631: A sizable following, Bussi was elected governor in his own right in 1995, but lost much of his earlier popularity during his four-year tenure. Life in Tucumán has since returned to a certain normality. Its economy has recovered strongly during the expansive period Argentina has had in the decade since 2002. José Alperovich , elected governor in 2003, has presided over record investment in public works while reaping criticism for attempts to eliminate term limits for his office. Despite Tucumán's small size, it has two main different geographical systems. The east

245-528: A wide area of abundant vegetation and justifies Tucumán's title of "Jardín de la República" (Garden of the Republic). Long among the most underdeveloped Argentine provinces, Tucumán Province has been growing strongly, and its economy, the nation's seventh-largest, reached US$ 7.2 billion in 2006. Its per capita output of US$ 5,400 (around US$ 7,900 in 2011) was nearly 40% below the national average, but compares favourably with that of most of its neighbors. In 2012,

280-416: Is also big in lemons and blueberries, exporting almost 80% of the harvest to other countries. Cultural and sport tourism is common in the province, and attracts a number of Argentine tourists every year. The Panamerican Highway ( Route 9 ) crosses San Miguel de Tucumán , and connects it with Santiago del Estero and Buenos Aires. The city also serves as a mid-stop for tourists visiting other provinces of

315-663: Is associated with the Gran Chaco flat lands, while the west presents a mixture of the Sierras of the Pampas to the south and the canyons of the Argentine Northwest to the north. The Cerro del Bolsón is the highest peak at an elevation of 5,550 metres (18,209 ft). The Salí is the province's main river. Tucumán also has four dams that are used for hydroelectricity and irrigation: El Cadillal on Salí River,

350-459: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Teniente General Benjam%C3%ADn Matienzo International Airport Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport ( IATA : TUC , ICAO : SANT ) is an international airport 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the city of San Miguel de Tucumán in Argentina . It serves Tucumán Province in

385-767: The Intendancy of Salta del Tucumán , with its centre in Salta . José de San Martín arrived in Tucumán in 1813 and installed the military school. In 1814, the Intendancy of Salta was divided into the present provinces. On July 9, 1816, at the Congress of Tucumán , the Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata ("United Provinces of the Río de la Plata") declared their independence from Spain . Internal conflicts delayed

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420-597: The Provincia de Tucumán, Juríes y Diaguitas was organized. Because of frequent attacks by the indigenous peoples, the Malones , in 1685, San Miguel de Tucumán was moved by Miguel de Salas some 65 km from its first location, where it was redeveloped. The aborigines of the region presented a strong resistance to the Spanish, who decided to move the defeated tribes toward Buenos Aires . The most noted of these relocations

455-656: The Spanish colonization , this land was inhabited by the Diaguitas and Tonocotes . In 1533, Diego de Almagro explored the Argentine Northwest , including Tucumán. In 1549 the Peruvian governor Pedro de la Gasca granted Juan Núñez de Prado the territory of Tucumán. Prado established the first Spanish settlement at the town of Barco on the Dulce River . Prado named his province "Tucumán" after Tucumamahao, one of

490-589: The 18th century. The creation of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata in 1776 meant the end of the convoys from Perú to Buenos Aires. Tucumán, with 20,000 inhabitants by that time, suffered also from the British imports from the newly opened customs of Buenos Aires, no longer under the monopoly of the Spanish Crown. In 1783, the Intendancy of Tucumán was divided; Tucumán was set under the control of

525-422: The 1960s and President Juan Carlos Onganía 's order to have 11 large state-owned sugar mills closed in 1966, hit Tucumán's economy hard, and ushered in an era of instability for the province. In 1975, President Isabel Perón declared a state of emergency in the province. The decree led to Operation Independence , an official military campaign at least as brutal on local magistrates, lawmakers, and faculty as it

560-488: The 20th century, with the customs restrictions and the arrival of the railway , brought prosperous economic times for the province and its sugarcane production. Numerous landmarks were built, such as Ninth of July Park and the Tucumán Government Palace , and a daily newspaper founded in 1912, La Gaceta , became the most circulated Argentine daily outside Buenos Aires, but the sugar price crisis of

595-668: The Argentine Northwest. The Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport has regular flights to Buenos Aires , Lima , Santiago , Cordoba and São Paulo , and receives almost 800,000 passengers every year. The most visited destinations of the Province are the Campo de los Alisos National Park , Valles Calchaquíes , Tafí del Valle , Ruins of Quilmes , the Diaguita community of Amaicha del Valle , and

630-637: The Music School from the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán uses the former passenger terminal. The departures pavilion was rebuilt in 2005, with international flights facilities and a jet bridge . It can accommodate all kinds of aircraft, such as the Boeing 767 , Airbus A330 or Boeing 777 . A freight terminal was constructed in 2013. On 9 April 2013, the runway designation changed from 01/19 to 02/20 due to magnetic variation. The airport

665-582: The Republic ), as it is a highly productive agricultural area. The word Tucumán probably originated from the Quechua languages . It may represent a deformation of the term Yucumán , which denotes the "place of origin of several rivers". It can also be a deformation of the word Tucma , which means "the end of things". Before Spanish colonization, the region lay in the outer limits of the Inca empire . Before

700-675: The United States. Tucumán International Airport has direct public transport links to San Miguel de Tucumán served by Bus nº 121 to the Bus Terminal Station, through AV. Avellaneda. Route A016 (continuation from Av. Sarmiento) provides access to the City Center. Taxis and rental cars are available as well, as is the case in most airports. In 1975, a military C 130 Hercules plane was shot down by terrorists. Later, in 1981, Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 901 crashed in

735-478: The city of San Miguel de Tucumán . Four important universities are in the province: Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (with 60,000 students), Universidad Tecnológica Nacional , Universidad del Norte Santo Tomás de Aquino , and Universidad de San Pablo-T . In Argentina, the most important law enforcement organization is the Argentine Federal Police but the additional work is carried out by

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770-613: The final fusion of the provinces into the República Argentina . Following the failure of Argentina's first independence-era government, the Directorio , Governor Bernabé Aráoz on March 22, 1820, proclaimed the creation of the Federal Republic of Tucumán . The experiment collapsed, however, when the neighboring provinces of Catamarca and Santiago del Estero withdrew the following year. The beginning of

805-437: The leaders of the local people who formed an alliance with him. In 1552, Francisco de Aguirre was dispatched to take possession of the territory for Chile. Aguirre followed a repressive policy, triggering a rebellion by the native people. Outnumbered, the colonists were forced to move in 1553 to a new location, where they founded the town of Santiago del Estero . By 1565, Diego de Villaroel founded San Miguel de Tucumán and

840-472: The mean temperatures are between 10 and 12 °C (50.0 and 53.6 °F). Easternmost parts of the province, which borders the Chaco region are home to the highest and lowest temperatures in the province where absolute maximum temperatures can exceed 40 °C (104.0 °F) while absolute minimum temperatures can reach close to −7 °C (19.4 °F) owing to the accumulation of cold air that descends from

875-418: The mountains. At higher altitudes, the climate is cooler with summer temperatures averaging 20 °C (68.0 °F) and winter temperatures averaging 10 °C (50.0 °F). The annual temperature in the higher altitudes is 12 to 14 °C (53.6 to 57.2 °F) at an altitude of 2,500 metres (8,202.1 ft) above sea level. Within the valleys located between the mountains, temperatures are cooler with

910-529: The north of the country. It was built in 1981, and its terminal was inaugurated on 12 October 1986. The airport provides four departure gates, two arrival gates, immigration and passenger services, plus the second largest cargo terminal in Argentina. The airport is named in honor of Benjamín Matienzo  [ es ] who died in the first attempt to fly over the Andes to Chile . This airport replaced

945-533: The old one, located on the Ninth of July Park , because of its location only 650 metres (2,133 ft) from the Plaza Independencia, and the lack of space for expansion, plus noise restrictions and the risks of having an airport in the very city centre. The old airport had one runway of 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) and was closed in 1987. The main bus station uses parts of the apron of the airport, while

980-716: The per capita income of the province is of 8,000 dollars Known internationally for its prodigious sugarcane (with 2,300 km , and the sugar production, 60% of the country's), Tucumán's economy is quite diversified, and agriculture accounts for about 7% of output. After the sugar crisis of the 1960s, Tucumán tried to diversify its crops, and now cultivates, among others, lemons (world first producer), strawberries , kiwifruit , beans , banana , maize , alfalfa , and soybeans . Cattle, sheep, and goats are raised mainly for local consumption. Manufacturing in Tucumán initially centered on sugar production, but has diversified significantly since 1960. Sugar mills comprise about 15% to

1015-600: The province's most important dam; Embalse Río Hondo on the Hondo River; La Angostura on de los Sosa River; and Escaba on the Marapa River. The Santa María River crosses the Valles Calchaquíes . Tucuman lies at the convergence of temperate climates and tropical climates further north, retaining characteristics of both in the lowlands. Furthermore, it is highly monsoonal, and depends also on elevation. As

1050-643: The rainiest summer month. The eastward-facing slopes concentrate not only the heaviest precipitation, with spots around 1,800 mm (71 in) falling mostly in the 5 months of the summer monsoon, but also have a unique characteristic, which is that during part of the year, they are constantly immersed in a thick fog, providing humidity for the development of a thick jungle. The climate quickly becomes decidedly temperate with altitude, supporting different kinds of forest which even receive some snow every winter, finally reaching high-altitude grasslands with cool, windy weather year-round. The abundant precipitation creates

1085-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title TUC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TUC&oldid=1233173676 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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1120-493: The total economy. Besides the industrialisation of the sugarcane into sugar, paper, and alcohol, food, textile, automotive , and metallurgical industries are present. Among the latter, the freight- truck assembly operated by the Volkswagen Group -controlled Swedish Scania company is probably the best known. Mining is a minor activity, centered on salt, clay, lime, and other non-metallic extractions. The province

1155-508: Was closed between June and September 2017, when the runway was extended from 2,900 to 3,500 metres (9,500 to 11,500 ft), making it the second longest in Argentina, after Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport in Río Gallegos . Tucumán is the second busiest airport in Argentina by cargo tonnage, after Buenos Aires-Ezeiza . Most cargo flights are scheduled between September and November, taking fresh fruit to Europe and

1190-477: Was on its stated target, the ERP . Violence did not fully abate until the appointment of General Antonio Domingo Bussi , the operation's commander, as governor at the behest of the dictatorship that deposed Perón in 1976. Efficient as well as ruthless, Bussi oversaw the completion of several stalled public works, but also presided over some of the worst human rights abuses during that painful 1976-77 period. Retaining

1225-487: Was the case of the Quilmes , who were moved to the city of Quilmes . Tucumán was a midpoint for shipments of gold and silver from the Viceroyalty of Peru to Buenos Aires . It produced cattle, textiles, and wood products that provided supplies for the convoys on their way to Buenos Aires. Because of its important geographical position, and as head of the civil and Catholic governments, it acquired special importance during

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