Monte Hermoso
Partido de Monte Hermoso | |
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 location of in Buenos Aires Province | |
| Coordinates: 38°59′S 61°15′W / 38.983°S 61.250°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | 1978 |
| Seat | Monte Hermoso |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcos Fernández (P.J.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 230 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,602 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Postal Code | B8153 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 02921 |
| Website | www |
Monte Hermoso Partido is a partido on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 5,000 inhabitants in an area of 230 km2 (89 sq mi). Its capital city is Monte Hermoso, 694 km (431 mi) from Buenos Aires.
Geography
Monte Hermoso is a resort (beach) town on the Southern Atlantic coast. The beaches extend for a length of 32 km (20 mi) with a slight decline behind a string of dunes.
Climate
Monte Hermoso is situated in the eastern limit of a convergence zone between northern tropical air and southern (polar) cold fronts. It is generally breezy with a strong oceanic influence. The average maximum temperature is 26 °C (79 °F) and the low is 5 °C (41 °F) inland in winter.
Distances
- Bahía Blanca,[1] 106 km (66 mi)
- San Carlos de Bariloche, 1,071 km (665 mi)
- Buenos Aires, 630 km (391 mi)
- Córdoba, 1,038 km (645 mi)
- Mendoza, 1,276 km (793 mi)
- Rosario, 810 km (503 mi)
Settlements
- Monte Hermoso (pop. 5,394)
- Balneario Sauce Grande (pop. 177)
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Distances Archived 2007-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monte Hermoso Partido.
- Official website
- (in Spanish) Monte Hermoso
- (in Spanish) Monte Hermoso News
- (in Spanish) federal website
- (in Spanish) National Meteorological Service
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