Mercedes Partido is a partido

Departments of Argentina

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 located in the eastern part of Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province

The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...

 in Argentina

Argentina

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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 62,000 inhabitants in an area of 1050 km² (405 sq mi), and its capital city is Mercedes

Mercedes, Buenos Aires

Mercedes is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located 100 km west from Buenos Aires and 30 km south west of Luján. It is the head town of the district of Mercedes as well as of the judicial district...

, located 100 km (62 mi) from Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

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Settlements

• Agote
• Altamira
• García
• Goldney
• Gowland
• La Verde
• Mercedes
  Mercedes, Buenos Aires
  Mercedes is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located 100 km west from Buenos Aires and 30 km south west of Luján. It is the head town of the district of Mercedes as well as of the judicial district...
  
  
• 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 Pampa

Pampa

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s. It owes its name to a series of undulations or way terrain descending gradually to the banks of the Paraná River

Paraná River

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. It extends north of the Salado River

Salado River (Buenos Aires)

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 in Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province

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, from Samborombón Bay

Samborombón Bay

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 to the northeast, to the provinces of Córdoba

Córdoba Province (Argentina)

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 and Santa Fe

Santa Fe Province

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Climate

As in the rest of the Ondulated Pampa, Mercedes climate is humid-template

Humid Pampa

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, characterized by:

• Four distinct seasons.
• The moderating influence on temperatures by being near to the Atlantic Ocean
  Atlantic Ocean
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• The free circulation of Atlantic humid winds, due to the flat terrain.

Average temperature and rainfall in the city of Mercedes

Mercedes, Buenos Aires

Mercedes is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located 100 km west from Buenos Aires and 30 km south west of Luján. It is the head town of the district of Mercedes as well as of the judicial district...

for the 1983 - 2000 period:

• January: 23 °C (73 °F) - 94 mm (3.7 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) - 1016 mm (40 in)

External links

Mercedes News 24 Hours Municipal Website InfoBAN - Noticias de Mercedes Semanario El Nuevo Cronista Mercedinas News