General Madariaga Partido

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General Juan Madariaga
Official name	Partido de General Juan Madariaga
Capital	General Juan Madariaga
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	December 8, 1907  ?
Population:
- Total	18,286
- Density	6.17 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+8.05% (1991-2001)
Demonym	madariaguense
Telephone code	02267
Post Code	B7163
Location
- Coordinates	37°02′S 57°05′W
Area	2862.88 km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	370km
- to La Plata	?
Patron	Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Mayor	Juan Daniel Knesevich, [[]]
Web Site	http://www.madariaga.gov.ar/
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

General Madariaga Partido is a partido located on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants in an area of 286.3km².

The partido is home to many Gauchos (indigenous Argentines), and the community are proud of thier Gaucho heritige, the district capital (General Juan Madariaga) is known as the Ciudad Gaucha.

[edit] Economy

The economy of Gral. Madariaga Partido is concentrated around agricultural production, although in the summer vacation season (December-February) tourism offers a valuable addition to the economy.

[edit] External links

General Madariaga Website (Spanish)

Article in Clarín Newspaper (Spanish)