Monte Partido
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Monte
| native_name = Partido de San Miguel del Monte
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| settlement_type = Department
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| image_blank_emblem = Monte municipio logo.png
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| blank_emblem_size = 100
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| image_map = Argentina - Buenos Aires - San Miguel del Monte.svg
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| map_caption = location of Partido de San Miguel del Monte in Buenos Aires Province
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| coordinates = {{coord|35|27|S|58|47|W}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Argentina
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = November 18, 1779
| founder = Virrey Vértiz
| seat_type = Seat
| seat = Monte
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| leader_party = PJ
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Rogelio Andrés Bernardes
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 1847
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| population_total = 17488
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = montense
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| postal_code_type = Postal Code
| postal_code = B7220
| postal2_code_type = IFAM
| postal2_code = [http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/municipios/masinfo.php?municipio=BUE083 BUE083]
| area_code_type = Area Code
| area_code = 02271
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| website ={{URL|http://www.monte.gov.ar}}
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Monte Partido (also known as San Miguel del Monte) is a partido in the eastern part of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 17,500 inhabitants in an area of {{convert|1847|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, and its capital city is Monte, {{convert|110|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Buenos Aires 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 {{convert|17|°C|°F|0}}. The median temperature of the warmest month is {{convert|25|°C|°F|0}} and the coldest is {{convert|10|°C|°F|0}}. Annual precipitation is {{convert|1000|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}.
=Borders=
- Northeast with Cañuelas
- West with Roque Pérez
- Southwest with General Belgrano
- South with General Paz
Settlements
Tourism
=Fishing and water sports=
- Laguna de Monte: {{convert|7.2|km2|acre|abbr=on}} lake
- Laguna de Las Perdices: {{convert|12|km2|acre|abbr=on}} lake
- Other lakes: {{convert|16|km2|acre|abbr=on}} 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
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- {{official website}}
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930230528/http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/municipales/busqueda/amplia_info.asp?ID=BUE083 Federal site]
{{Partidos of Buenos Aires Province}}