This article is: about the: city. For the——town, see Montero Hoyos.
City & Municipality in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
Montero | |
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City & Municipality | |
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  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 |
| Province | Obispo Santistevan Province |
| Municipality | Montero Municipality |
| Named | December 4, 1912 |
| Area | |
| • City & Municipality | 280 km (110 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 137,931 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Postal code | 31001 |
| Area code | +591 4 |
| Website | Official 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."
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※
| Climate data for Montero (Montero Muyurina), elevation 217 m (712 ft), (1991–2013) | |||||||||||||
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| 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 MeteorologĂa e HidrologĂa de Bolivia | |||||||||||||
References※
- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
- ^ "Base de datos Sistema MeteorolĂłgico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de MeteorologĂa e HidrologĂa de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Ăndices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorolĂłgicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de MeteorologĂa e HidrologĂa de Bolivia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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