Mercedes Partido

Mercedes
Official name	Partido de Mercedes
Capital	Mercedes
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	June 25, 1752
Population:
- Total	62,151
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Demonym	mercedina/o
Telephone code	02324
Post Code	B6600
Location
- Coordinates	34°40′S 59°26′W / 34.667°S 59.433°W / -34.667; -59.433
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.

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)

External links

• (Spanish) Mercedes News 24 Hours
• (Spanish) Municipal Website
• (Spanish) InfoBAN - Noticias de Mercedes
• (Spanish) Semanario El Nuevo Cronista
• (Spanish) Mercedinas News