Alejandro Petión
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Alejandro Petión | |
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Town | |
  Alejandro Petión | |
| Coordinates: 35°18′S 58°36′W / 35.300°S 58.600°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partidos | Cañuelas |
| Established | 2 May 1954 |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2001 Census) | |
• Total | 2,874[1][needs update] |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA Base | B 7221 |
| Climate | Dfc |
Alejandro Petión is a town located in the Cañuelas Partido in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The town is named after Alexandre Pétion, who fought in the Haitian Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries.[2] The community was established on 2 May 1954.[3] A sculpture in honor of Petión was erected in the town in 2022.[4]