Tandil
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Municipality of Tandil
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| Coordinates: 37°19′S 59°08′W / 37.317°S 59.133°WCoordinates: 37°19′S 59°08′W / 37.317°S 59.133°W | ||
| Country |
 Argentina
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| Province |
 Buenos Aires
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| Partido | Tandil | |
| Founded | April 4, 1823 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 52.34 km2 (20.21 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 110,627 | |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) | |
| CPA Base | B 7000 | |
| Area code(s) | +54 249 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Tandil is the main city of the homonymous partido (department), located in Argentina, in the southeast of Buenos Aires Province, just north-northwest of the Tandilia hills. The city was founded in 1823 and its name originates from the Piedra Movediza ("Moving Stone") which later fell. The city is the birth place of many notable sports personalities, as well as current president of Argentina Mauricio Macri.
Tandil is located 180 metres (590 ft) above sea level and its coordinates are 37°19′08″S 59°08′05″W / 37.31889°S 59.13472°W. The city borders Rauch and Azul (to the north), Ayacucho and Balcarce (to the east), Lobería, Necochea and Benito Juárez (to the south) and Azul and Benito Juárez (to the west).
Tandil is situated approximately midway between La Plata (the provincial capital), 330 km (210 mi) to its NE, and Bahía Blanca, lying the same distance to its SW; it is also 160 kilometres (99 mi) NW of Mar del Plata, and 360 kilometres (220 mi) SSW of Buenos Aires. Tandil is in a zone known as the Humid Pampa.
According to the 2001 census (INDEC), Tandil had a population of 108,109, but its 2009 population is estimated to be 110,000. The total area of the Tandil partido is 4,935 km2 (1,905 sq mi).
Tandil's climate is mild and humid (classified as Cfb or an oceanic climate under the Köppen climate classification), with an average temperature of 13.8 °C (56.8 °F) and 888.6 millimetres (34.98 in) of precipitation annually. Mornings are often cold in autumn, winter and spring, and generally fresh in the summer. Fog is very common in autumn and winter, when frosts are also common. Minimum temperatures below −5 °C (23 °F) have been recorded in the winter months. Rainfall occurs throughout the year but more frequently in summer. Snow and heat waves are not very common.
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