General Paz Partido

Department in Argentina
General Paz
Partido de General Paz
Department
location of General Paz Partido in Buenos Aires Province
location of General Paz Partido in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 35°32′S 58°17′W / 35.533°S 58.283°W / -35.533; -58.283
CountryArgentina
EstablishedOctober 25, 1864
Founded byprovincial law 422
SeatRanchos
Government
 • MayorEdgardo Juan Uribarri (PJ)
Area
 • Total1,197 km2 (462 sq mi)
Population
 • Total10,319
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Demonympacense
Postal Code
B1987
IFAM
BUE051
Area Code02241
Websitemunicipalidaddegeneralpaz.gob.ar

General Paz Partido is a partido in the northeast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 10,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,197 km2 (462 sq mi), and its capital city is Ranchos, which is 110 km (68 mi) from Buenos Aires.

The partido is named in honour of Brigadier General José María Paz, a veteran of the Argentine War of Independence.

Settlements

  • Ranchos (pop. 7,333)[1]
  • Loma Verde (pop. 596)
  • Villanueva (pop. 572)
  • Barrio Río Salado (pop. 60)
  • Alegre
  • Rural area (pop. 1,758)

See also

  • Río Salado (Buenos Aires)

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Provincial Website - General Paz Localities (2001)

External links

  • Media related to General Paz Partido at Wikimedia Commons
  • (in Spanish) Provincial Website
  • (in Spanish) Sociedad Rural de General Paz
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