Chacabuco, Buenos Aires

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Chacabuco

Official name

Partido de Chacabuco

Capital

Chacabuco

Country
Province

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Foundation
Founder

August 5, 1865
provincial law

Population:

- Total

42300

- Density

21.9 Inhabitants/km²

- Population change

+4.11% (1991-2001)

Demonym

Chacabuquense

Telephone code

02352

Post Code

B6740

Location

- Coordinates

34°38′S, 60°28′W

Area

2,278 km²

Distance:

- to Buenos Aires

200 km

- to La Plata

260 km

Patron

San Isidro labrador

Mayor

Rubén Darío Golía, PJ

Web Site

http://www.chacabuco.mun.gba.gov.ar/

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IFAM Statistics

IFAM

Chacabuco is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, population 42.300 inhabitants (indec 2001)

1 Towns of district
2 Rural tourism
3 Culture
4 Sports
5 External links

[edit] Towns of district

Rawson, 1.732 inhab.
O'Higgins, 1.347 inhab.
Castilla, 1.316 inhab.
Los Ángeles, 124 inhab.

[edit] Rural tourism

Close of Chacabuco, on RN 7 is Lagoon of Rocha, formed by a widening of the Salado River one in low earth. Its main characteristic is solitary the rustic landscape that it attracts tourists in search of a different contact with the nature and the level landscape and of the Pampan region but that at the same time offers the basic services like guaranteeing good stroll. Other Lagoons: Laguna Las Toscas and Laguna de los Patos

[edit] Culture

Chacabuco has generated [important [music|musicians]] like the bandoneonist Raul Garello, the Conductor Elvio Mango, at the moment resident in Germany, and great student of Baroque music, and vocal ensembles like Aloe (music folkloric and nun) and Municipal Polifonic Choir. As far as Alternative Music, Rock, Reggae and Pop Chacabuco it has more than twenty (20) bands, between which it is possible to be mentioned to Supernova, Periféricos, Quinta Semilla, Hombres Lobo, and Cautivo among others. Main writer of national reputation that had Chacabuco was without doubt Haroldo Conti that soon was missing during the last military dictatorship given its opposition to the regime. The activity university is looking for its space in Chacabuco, from 2003 the city counts on a university race and numerous tertiary races. The municipal authorities glide to extend the educative supply in the short term by means of agreements with Technological University Nacional.

[edit] Sports

Chacabuco tells on to several centers of sport activity, among them the Chacabuco Golf Club, the Municipal Multisport (in which parties of básket of the National Match of Ascent are made, celebrating like the premises San Martin de Junín), the Social Club with excellent tennis courts, diverse clubs of Soccer (9 de Julio, River, San Martín, Argentinos, Porteño, etc), Centro Los Marinos, etc. Of all the saying is interesting to emphasize the golf course of 18 Holes of pair 71 (36/35) in which is developed to activity the year throughout. (FENOBA) is associate to the Federation of the Northwest of Golf, and within the same one (Integrated by cities like Junín, Pergamino, Chivilcoy, 25 de Mayo, Bragado, 9 de Julio, Tapalqué, Pehuajó, Lincoln, Ameghino, San Antonio de Areco, Mercedes, etc.) she is one of only the two fields of 18 holes (Lobos has the rest). The club is on RN 7 in km 198,5. Also places like the Polygon (Federal Shot) and the Flying club stand out in Chacabuco. Another remarkable landmark is the stage of Básket of the Municipal Multisport of professional rank, where matches of the National Match of Ascenso (TNA) of Liga Argentina de Basket are disputed. Also the participation of the clubs of soccer of Chacabuco in the regional matches of that sport is outstanding. Motoring, Chacabuco has important pilots of TC (Turismo Carretera) and TC 2000, national reputation, like Roberto Urretavizcaya, Luis Minervino, etc.

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