Mercedes Partido is a partido 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 , and its capital city is Mercedes, 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 Undulated Pampa (Pampa Ondulada), one of the subregions of the Pampas. It owes its name to a series of undulations, or the way the terrain descends 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 Undulated Pampa, Mercedes's climate is humid-temperate, 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: - February: - March: - April: - May: - June: - July: - August: - September: - October: - November: - December: - Summer: - Fall: - Winter: - Spring: - Annual: -
External links
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