Chascomús Partido

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Chascomús
Official name	Partido de Chascomús
Capital	Chascomús
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	1801 Pedro Nicolás Escribano
Population:
- Total	38,647
- Density	9.15 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+9.87% (1991-2001)
Demonym	chascomusense
Telephone code	02241
Post Code	B7130
Location
- Coordinates	35°34′S 58°01′W
Area	4,552km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	110km
- to La Plata	90km
Patron	Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Mayor	Liliana E. Denot , UCR
Web Site	http://www.chascomus.gov.ar
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

Chascomús is an eastern partido and city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Located south of the city of Buenos Aires the district has a population of about 39,000 in total. 35,400 live in Chascomús city, the capital of the district.

Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Towns and villages 4 External links

[edit] History

The partido was founded in 1801 by Pedro Nicolás Escribano

[edit] Economy

As with much of Buenos Aires province, Chascomús has a lot of beef and dairy farms. Agricultural products from the area include Maize, wheat, barley, oats, soya beans and sorghum.

Apiculture also has a role to play in the economy of Chascomús.

Chascomús also has a strong industrial sector, producing dairy products, textiles and agricultural machinery.

The tourist industry in Chascomús is mainly dominated by the weekend tourists from Gran Buenos Aires.

[edit] Towns and villages

• Chascomús
• Manuel Jose Cobo
• Atilio Pessagno
• Comandante Giribone
• Don Cipriano
• Gandara
• Libres del Sud
• Monasterio
• Pedro N. Escribano
• Paraje El Destino

[edit] External links

• All the information about Chascomus (Spanish)
• geography, history and population of Chascomus (Spanish)
• Municipality of Chascomus (Spanish)
• Tourist Información for Chascomus (Spanish)