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Mercedes Partido

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Country
  
Argentina

Seat
  
Mercedes

Postal Code
  
B6600

Established
  
June 25, 1752

Demonym(s)
  
mercedina/o

IFAM
  
BUE081

Mercedes Partido

Mercedes Partido is a partido located in the eastern part of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

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Map of Mercedes Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 62,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,050 km2 (405 sq mi), and its capital city is Mercedes, located 100 km (62 mi) from Buenos Aires.

Settlements

  • Agote
  • Altamira
  • García
  • Goldney
  • Gowland
  • La Verde
  • Mercedes
  • San Jacinto
  • Tomás Jofré

    • Population growth

  • 1980: 51,207
  • 1991: 55,685
  • 2001: 59,870
  • 2002: 60,674
  • 2003: 61,034
  • 2004: 61,395
  • 2005: 61,704
  • 2006: 62,151

    • Geography

    Mercedes Partido is situated in the Ondulated Pampa, one of the subregions of the Pampas. It owes its name to a series of undulations or way terrain descending gradually to the banks of the Paraná River. It extends north of the Salado River in Buenos Aires Province, from Samborombón Bay to the northeast, to the provinces of Córdoba and Santa Fe.

    Climate

    As in the rest of the Ondulated Pampa, Mercedes climate is humid-template, characterized by:

  • Four distinct seasons.
  • The moderating influence on temperatures by being near to the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The free circulation of Atlantic humid winds, due to the flat terrain.

    • Average temperature and rainfall in the city of Mercedes for the 1983 - 2000 period:

  • January: 23 °C (73 °F) - 94 mm (3.70 in)
  • February: 21 °C (70 °F) - 111 mm (4.37 in)
  • March: 20 °C (68 °F) - 107 mm (4.21 in)
  • April: 15 °C (59 °F) - 128 mm (5.04 in)
  • May: 12 °C (54 °F) - 72 mm (2.83 in)
  • June: 9 °C (48 °F) - 39 mm (1.54 in)
  • July: 8 °C (46 °F) - 35 mm (1.38 in)
  • August: 10 °C (50 °F) - 41 mm (1.61 in)
  • September: 12 °C (54 °F) - 43 mm (1.69 in)
  • October: 15 °C (59 °F) - 131 mm (5.16 in)
  • November: 18 °C (64 °F) - 119 mm (4.69 in)
  • December: 21 °C (70 °F) - 96 mm (3.78 in)
  • Summer: 21 °C (70 °F) - 312 mm (12.28 in)
  • Fall: 12 °C (54 °F) - 239 mm (9.41 in)
  • Winter: 10 °C (50 °F) - 119 mm (4.69 in)
  • Spring: 18 °C (64 °F) - 346 mm (13.62 in)
  • Annual: 15 °C (59 °F) - 1,016 mm (40 in)

    • References

    Mercedes Partido Wikipedia
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