Monte Partido (also known as ''San Miguel del Monte'') is a
partido in the eastern part of
Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province an ...
in
Argentina
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.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 17,500 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is
Monte
Monte may refer to:
Places Argentina
* Argentine Monte, an ecoregion
* Monte Desert
* Monte Partido, a ''partido'' in Buenos Aires Province
Italy
* Monte Bregagno
* Monte Cassino
* Montecorvino (disambiguation)
* Montefalcione
Portugal
* M ...
, from
Buenos Aires
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on the banks of the
Salado River.
Geography
The northwest course of the Salado borders with the Partidos of
Roque Pérez and
General Belgrano. Monte lies in the
Humid Pampa, a flat rich-soiled agricultural zone. Drainage is insufficient due to the minimal sloping of the land which causes frequent floods in the area.
Climate
Monte has a temperate climate, with average temperatures of . The median temperature of the warmest month is and the coldest is . Annual precipitation is .
Borders
*Northeast with
Cañuelas
*West with
Roque Pérez
*Southwest with
General Belgrano
*South with
General Paz
Settlements
*
Abbott
*
San Miguel del Monte
*
Zenón Videla Dorna
Tourism
Fishing and water sports
*Laguna de Monte: lake
*Laguna de Las Perdices: lake
*Other lakes: lake
Ranches
*Estancia "El Rosario": Antonio Dorna, a rancher built his ranch in the late 18th century on the banks of the Salado River. It is open to the public.
External links
*
Federal site
{{Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
1779 establishments in South America
Partidos of Buenos Aires Province