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 | |
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City & Municipality | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
  Montero Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°20′32″S 63°15′21″W / 17.34222°S 63.25583°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Santa Cruz Department |
| Province | Obispo Santistevan Province |
| Municipality | Montero Municipality |
| Named | December 4, 1912 |
| Area | |
• City & Municipality | 280 km2 (110 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Urban | 137,931 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Postal code | 31001 |
| Area code | +591 4 |
| Website | Official website |
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
edit| 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 Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.