Monte Hermoso Partido

Monte Hermoso Partido de Monte Hermoso
Department
location of in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 38°59′S 61°15′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, 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)

External links

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