Montero, Bolivia facts for kids
This page is about the city. For the town, see Montero Hoyos.
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Montero
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 Montero, Bolivia
Location in Bolivia
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| Country |  Bolivia |
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| Department |  Santa Cruz Department |
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| Province | Obispo Santistevan Province | ||
| Municipality | Montero Municipality | ||
| Named | December 4, 1912 | ||
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| • City & Municipality | 280 km2 (110 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) | ||
| Population
(2020 Census)
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| • Urban | 137,931 | ||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) | ||
| Postal code |
31001
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| Area code(s) | +591 4 | ||
| Website | Official website: http://www.montero.gob.bo/ | ||
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 Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Montero para niños
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