Monte Hermoso Partido

Monte Hermoso

Partido de Monte Hermoso
Monte Hermoso Partido de Monte Hermoso
Department
	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	BUE084
Area Code	02921
Website	www.montehermoso.gov.ar

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

Official website
(in Spanish) Monte Hermoso
(in Spanish) Monte Hermoso News
(in Spanish) federal website
(in Spanish) National Meteorological Service

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[1] (in Spanish) Distances Archived 2007-08-31 at the Wayback Machine

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