Rivadavia Partido
Partido in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rivadavia is a partido in the northwest of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on the border with La Pampa Province. It has an area of 3,940 square kilometres (1,520 sq mi), and a population of 15,452 (2001 census [INDEC]).
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Rivadavia
Partido de Rivadavia | |
|---|---|
 location of Rivadavia Partido in Buenos Aires Province | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′S 62°59′W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Buenos Aires |
| Established | September 30, 1910 |
| Founder | provincial law 3273 |
| Seat | América |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Juan Alberto Martínez (FR UP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,940 km2 (1,520 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,452 |
| • Density | 3.92/km2 (10.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | rivadaviense |
| Postal Code | B6237 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 2337 |
| Website | munirivadavia.gov.ar |
The partido, created in 1910, has the town of América as its capital, and its main economic activities are cattle, and the cultivation of wheat, maize and soya beans.
Name
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The partido is named in honour of Bernardino Rivadavia, a veteran of the Argentine War of Independence and President of Argentina 1826–1827.
Towns and Villages
- América (capital, or cabecera, population 10,361, 35°29′18″S 62°58′31″W)
- Badano
- Cerrito
- Condarco
- Fortín Olavarría (population 1.005, 35°42′05″S 63°01′25″W)
- González Moreno (population 1,663, 35°33′16″S 63°22′43″W)
- Mira Pampa (population 54, 35°52′06″S 63°22′20″W)
- Roosevelt (population 288, 35°50′53″S 63°17′32″W)
- San Mauricio (population 28, 35°30′45″S 63°11′10″W)
- Sansinena, Buenos Aires (population 468, 35°45′52″S 63°08′22″W)
- Sumblad (population 96)
- Vadano
- Valentín Gómez (35°39′03″S 63°15′16″W)
- Villa Sena
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rivadavia Partido.
- Official website
- América Digital - portal Archived 2004-06-07 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
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