Almirante Brown Partido
Almirante Brown
Partido de Almirante Brown | |
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Coordinates: 34°47′S 58°24′W / 34.783°S 58.400°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Buenos Aires |
Established | 1873 |
Founded by | provincial law |
Seat | Adrogué |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mariano Cascallares (Front for Victory) |
Area | |
• Total | 129.33 km2 (49.93 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 555,731 |
• Density | 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | brownense |
Postal Code | B1846 |
IFAM | |
Area Code | 011 |
Website | www |
Almirante Brown is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located at the south of the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, at coordinates 34°47′S 58°24′W / 34.783°S 58.400°W.
It has an area of 129.33 km2 (49.9 sq mi) and 555,731 inhabitants (2010 census [INDEC]),[1] and its capital is Adrogué.
Name
The partido is named after Irish-born General William Brown who led the Argentine navy in the Argentine War of Independence and helped the country gain its independence from the Spanish Empire.
Cities
- Adrogué
- Burzaco
- Claypole
- Don Orione
- Rafael Calzada
- Glew
- Longchamps
- Malvinas Argentinas
- José Marmol
- Ministro Rivadavia
- San Francisco de Asís
- San José
- San Francisco Solano
References
- ^ a b "2010 Census provisional results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
External links
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