Mercedes Partido

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Mercedes
location of Mercedes Partido in Buenos Aires Province
Official name Partido de Mercedes
Capital Mercedes
Country
Province		 Argentina
Buenos Aires
Foundation
Founder		 June 25, 1752
Population:  
 - Total 59,870
 - Density 57.02 Inhabitants/km²
 - Population change +7.65% (1991-2001)
Demonym mercedina/o
Telephone code 02324
Post Code B6600
Location  
 - Coordinates 34°40′S, 59°26′W
Area 1,050 km² (405 sq mi)
Distance:  
 - to Buenos Aires  100 km (62 mi)
 - to La Plata  152 km (94 mi)
Patron Saint 
Mayor  Carlos Selva PJ
Web Site  http://www.mercedes.mun.gba.gov.ar
IFAM Statistics  IFAM

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

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[edit] Settlements

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Geography

Mercedes Partido is situated in the Ondulated Pampa, one of the subregions of the Pampas. It owes its name to a series of ondulations 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 norteast, to the provinces of Córdoba and Santa Fe.

[edit] 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)

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