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Montero, Bolivia

Coordinates: 17°20′32″S 63°15′21″W / 17.34222°S 63.25583°W / -17.34222; -63.25583
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Montero
City & Municipality
Flag of Montero
Official seal of Montero
Montero is located in Bolivia
Montero
Montero
Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°20′32″S 63°15′21″W / 17.34222°S 63.25583°W / -17.34222; -63.25583
Country Bolivia
Department Santa Cruz Department
ProvinceObispo Santistevan Province
MunicipalityMontero Municipality
NamedDecember 4, 1912
Area
 • City & Municipality280 km2 (110 sq mi)
Elevation
357 m (1,171 ft)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Urban
137,931
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
Postal code
31001
Area code+591 4
WebsiteOfficial website

Montero is a city and a municipality in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, about 50 km north of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Montero had a population of 137,931 as of 2020 and has experienced growth in recent decades, becoming an important city in the region.[1]

Montero has an elevation of about 300 meters above sea level and an average temperature of 23 °C (73.4 °F). The city is predominantly agricultural, producing soybeans, cotton, corn, and rice.

Climate

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Climate data for Montero (Montero Muyurina), elevation 217 m (712 ft), (1991–2013)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.0
(89.6)
31.5
(88.7)
31.6
(88.9)
30.7
(87.3)
28.1
(82.6)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(81.0)
29.5
(85.1)
31.3
(88.3)
32.3
(90.1)
32.4
(90.3)
32.1
(89.8)
30.5
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
24.9
(76.8)
22.6
(72.7)
21.4
(70.5)
21.1
(70.0)
22.9
(73.2)
24.7
(76.5)
26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.8
(80.2)
24.8
(76.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
21.3
(70.3)
19.3
(66.7)
17.0
(62.6)
16.0
(60.8)
15.1
(59.2)
16.2
(61.2)
18.0
(64.4)
20.1
(68.2)
20.7
(69.3)
21.4
(70.5)
19.0
(66.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 207.7
(8.18)
207.3
(8.16)
110.0
(4.33)
83.0
(3.27)
63.6
(2.50)
59.5
(2.34)
36.5
(1.44)
32.8
(1.29)
61.2
(2.41)
112.9
(4.44)
149
(5.9)
184.8
(7.28)
1,308.3
(51.54)
Average precipitation days 12.0 12.0 9.0 6.4 5.5 5.3 3.5 2.7 4.0 6.2 7.8 11.4 85.8
Average relative humidity (%) 80.9 81.6 79.9 78.3 77.5 76.8 70.9 69.2 66.3 72.4 75.2 79.3 75.7
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
  2. ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.