Malvinas Argentinas Partido
Malvinas Argentinas Partido is a partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area. It has an area of 63.8 km2 (24.6 sq mi) and according to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the population was 321,833 inhabitants. (2010 census [INDEC]).[1]
Malvinas Argentinas Partido de Malvinas Argentinas | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 location of Malvinas Argentinas Partido in Gran Buenos Aires | |
| Coordinates: 34°27′S 58°37.8′W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | October 20, 1994 |
| Founded by | provincial law 11551 |
| Seat | Los Polvorines |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesús Cataldo Cariglino (PJ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.8 km2 (24.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 321,833 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | malvinense |
| Postal Code | B1613 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 011 |
| Website | www |
Its name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas in Spanish). It was created on October 20, 1994 by Provincial Law #11551, taking some of the territory of former General Sarmiento Partido.
Los Polvorines is its capital, founded on the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano railway, along with the neighboring town of Del Viso. The union of the lands around these two train stations originated the district.
By Decree #4520, the federal government on 17 December 1908, created the train stop Los Polvorines, which name came from the Sargento Cabral munitions depot (polvorín in Spanish), established by the Argentine Army nearby.
Settlements
References
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipalidad de Malvinas Argentinas
- (in Spanish) InfoBAN noticias de Malvinas Argentinas
