Lincoln Partido

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Lincoln
Official name	Partido de Abraham Lincoln
Capital	Lincoln
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	July 19, 1865  ?
Population:
- Total	41,127
- Density	7.13 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+1.32% (1991-2001)
Demonym	linqueño
Telephone code	02355
Post Code	B6070
Location
- Coordinates	34°35′S 60°57′W
Area	2,253km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	320km
- to La Plata	395km
Patron	?
Mayor	Jorge Abel Fernández, PJ
Web Site	http://www.lincoln.gov.ar
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

The Partido de Lincoln is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province is located in the north-east of the province in central Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 41,000 inhabitans in an area of 2,253 km², and its head city is Lincoln which is located 320km from Buenos Aires.

Contents 1 Places in Lincoln partido 2 Name 3 Economy 4 Sports 5 Folk Festival 6 External links

[edit] Places in Lincoln partido

• Arenaza
• Balsa
• Bayauca
• Bermúdez
• Carlos Salas
• Coronel Martínez de Hoz
• El Triunfo (Lincoln) (Bs.As.)
• Fortín Vigilancia
• Las Toscas (Lincoln) (Bs.As.),
• Lincoln
• Pasteur (Lincoln) (Bs.As.)
• Roberts
• Triunvirato

[edit] Name

When the partido was founded in 1865, the name Lincoln was chosen as a tribute to the recently assassinated Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and enactor of the Emancipation Proclamation.

[edit] Economy

Lincoln's economy is dominated by agriculture. The main crops are; wheat, corn, soy and sunflower. The district is home to around 500,000 cows and responsible for 10% of Argentina's Honey production.

[edit] Sports

Lincoln Partido is home to a number of football clubs, including;

• Rivadavia
• El Linqueño
• Argentino de Lincoln
• Juventud Unida de Lincoln
• Atlético de Roberts
• San Martín de Roberts
• Deportivo de Arenaza
• CASET de El Triunfo
• Atlético Las Toscas
• Independiente de Martínez de Hoz
• Deportivo General Pinto
• Pintense de General Pinto
• Atlético de Pasteur.

[edit] Folk Festival

Pasteur in Lincoln Partido is home to one of Argentina's most important folk festivals, it takes place in February each year.

[edit] External links

• Federal website (Spanish)
• Information about Lincoln Partido (Spanish)
• [ http://www.gob.gba.gov.ar/cdi/ Provincial Website] (Spanish)
• [ http://enlincoln.blogspot.com/ Website with information about Lincoln.] (Spanish)