General Pueyrredón Partido

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General Pueyrredón
Official name	Partido de General Pueyrredón
Capital	Mar del Plata
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	February 10, 1874 Patricio Peralta Ramos
Population:
- Total	564,056
- Density	386.34 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+5.86% (1991-2001)
Demonym	marplatense
Telephone code	0223
Post Code	B7600
Location
- Coordinates	37°59′S 57°32′W
Area	1,453.44 km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	404km
- to La Plata	367km
Patron
Mayor	Víctor Daniel Katz, UCR
Web Site	http://www.mardelplata.gov.ar
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

General Pueyrredón Partido is a partido located on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

The partido covers 1,453 km² and has a population of 564,056 (2001 census [INDEC]), most of whom live in the large coastal resort of Mar del Plata.

The Mayor of General Pueyrredón, usually referred to as being the Mayor of Mar del Plata, is Daniel Katz of the Radical Civic Union.

The partido was created in 1879. The first mayor was Fortunato de la Plaza.

Contents 1 Name 2 Economy 3 Districts 4 External links

[edit] Name

The partido is named after Juan Martín de Pueyrredón (1776-1850), who fought in the defence of Buenos Aires against the occupation by the British Navy in 1806, and fought for his country again in the Argentine War of Independence. He later became a politician, serving as governor of Córdoba Province and as Supreme Director of Argentina.

[edit] Economy

The economy of General Pueyrredón Partido is dominated by the summer tourist season (December-February), when hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers make their way from the Gran Buenos Aires urban area to the Atlantic coast of Argentina.

Other industries include arable farming, beef and dairy farming, related agricultural industries, metallurgy and the service sector.

[edit] Districts

• Mar del Plata and its resorts and suburbs
• Sierra de los Padres
• Laguna de los Padres
• Batán
• El Coyunco
• Gloria de la Peregrina
• Colinas Verdes
• El Dorado
• Santa Paula
• Las Margaritas
• Barrio 2 de Abril
• La Adela
• Santa Angela
• El Sosiego
• Los Zorzales
• Las Quintas

[edit] External links

• Municipality website (Spanish)
• General Pueyrredón town council (Spanish)
• Official page of Mar del Plata (Spanish)
• Capital, local newspaper (Spanish)