Marcos Paz Partido

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Marcos Paz Partido
Official name	Partido de Marcos Paz
Capital	Marcos Paz
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	October 25, 1878 provincial law 1244
Population:
- Total	43,400
- Density	92.34 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+49.12% (1991-2001)
Demonym	marcospacense
Telephone code	0220
Post Code	B1727
Location
- Coordinates	34°46′S 58°50′W
Area	470km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	54km
- to La Plata	65km patron=  ?
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Mayor	Ricardo Pedro Curutchet, PV
Web Site	http://www.marcospaz.gov.ar
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

Marcos Paz is a partido in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires. Its capital is the city of Marcos Paz.

Established on 25 October 1878 (provincial law 1244) , Marcos Paz is located at the eastern border of the Greater Buenos Aires with the rest of the province, although, on an administrative sense, it is not considered part of the metropolitan area.

According to the 2001 INDEC National Census, the partido has 43.400 inhabitants, and a population density of 92,34 people per square kilometre. Marcos Paz's current mayor is Ricardo Pedro Curuchet, of the local Partido Vecinalista.

[edit] Name

The town of Marcos Paz which gives its name to the partido gradually built up around a trainstation named Estación Coronel Doctor Marcos Paz. The station was named after Coronel Doctor Marcos Paz (1813-1868), an Argentine politician and vice president to Bartolomé Mitre in 1862.

[edit] Links

Marcos Paz at the Ministry of Interior's website