General Paz
Partido de General Paz | |
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![]() location of General Paz Partido in Buenos Aires Province | |
Coordinates: 35°32′S 58°17′W / 35.533°S 58.283°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Established | October 25, 1864 |
Founded by | provincial law 422 |
Seat | Ranchos |
Government | |
• Mayor | Edgardo Juan Uribarri (PJ) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,197 km2 (462 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,319 |
• Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Demonym | pacense |
Postal Code | B1987 |
IFAM | |
Area Code | 02241 |
Website | municipalidaddegeneralpaz |
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
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Provincial Website - General Paz Localities (2001) Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to General Paz Partido at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Spanish) Provincial Website[permanent dead link]
- (in Spanish) Sociedad Rural de General Paz