Almirante Brown Partido

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Almirante Brown
Official name	Partido de Almirante Brown
Capital	Adrogué
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	1875 provincial law
Population:
- Total	515,556
- Density	4,225.87 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+14.39% (1991-2001)
Demonym	brownense
Telephone code	011
Post Code	B1846
Location
- Coordinates	34°47′S 58°24′W
Area	129,33 km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	20km
- to La Plata	54km
Patron	?
Mayor	Manuel Alfredo Rodríguez, Partido Justicialista
Web Site	http://www.almirantebrown.gov.ar
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

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 .

It ha an area of 129.33 km² and 514,622 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC], and its capital is Adrogué.

[edit] Name

The partido is named after Irish born, General William Brown who led the Argentine navy in the Argentine War of Independence and helped Argentina gain her independence from the Spanish Empire.

[edit] Cities

• Adrogué
• Burzaco
• Claypole
• Don Orione
• Rafael Calzada
• Glew
• Longchamps
• Malvinas Argentinas
• José Marmol
• Ministro Rivadavia
• San José
• Solano

[edit] External links

• Municipalidad de Almirante Brown official site (Spanish)

• Ministery of the Interior statistics (Spanish)

• Todo Adrogué (Spanish)

• Almirante Brown Police Department (Spanish)