Patagones Partido

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Patagones
Official name	Partido de Patagones
Capital	Carmen de Patagones
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	1779 Francisco de Biedma y Narváez
Population:
- Total	27,938
- Density	2.05 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+1.71% (1991-2001)
Demonym	maragata/o
Telephone code	02920
Post Code	B8504
Location
- Coordinates	40°49′S 63°00′W
Area	13,570 km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	960km
- to La Plata	1,010km
Patron	?
Mayor	Ricardo Néstor Curetti, PJ
Web Site
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

Patagones Partido is the southernmost partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 28,000 inhabitants in an area of 13,570 km², making it by far the largest partido in Buenos Aires Province.

The capital city of Patagones Partido capital city is Carmen de Patagones, which is located around 960km from Buenos Aires.

[edit] Economy

The economy of Patagones Partido is dominated by farming.

[edit] Settlements and population

• Bahía San Blas 463
• Cardenal Cagliero 113
• Carmen de Patagones 18.189
• José B. Casas 38
• Juan A. Pradere 413
• Stroeder 1.975
• Villalonga 3.705
• rural diaspora 3.042

[edit] External links

• Tourist Information (Spanish)

• Carmen de Patagones (Spanish)