General Viamonte Partido

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General Viamonte
Official name	Partido de General Viamonte
Capital	Los Toldos
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	July 31, 1908  ?
Population:
- Total	17,641
- Density	8.21 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	-0.75% (1991-2001)
Demonym	viamontense
Telephone code	02358
Post Code	B6015
Location
- Coordinates	35°00′S, 61°02′W
Area	2,150km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	310km
- to La Plata	350km
Patron	?
Mayor	Juan Carlos Bartoletti, PJ
Web Site
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

General Viamonte Partido is a partido located in the north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 17,600 inhabitants in an area of 2,150km², and its capital city is Los Toldos, which is located around 310km from Buenos Aires.

The town of Los Toldos is home to an Indigenous Mapuche colony.

[edit] Name

The partido was originally named after a settlement that had built up around a train station on the Ferrocarril Oeste (Western Railway) called Los Toldos. In 1910 the name was changed from Los Toldos Partido to General Viamonte Partido.

The partido is now named in honour of General Juan José Viamonte, a hero of the Argentine War of Independence, govenor of Buenos Aires and Argentine head of state for 3 days (April 18, 1815 to April 20, 1815.

There is some debate about the name of the district capital, some sources claim that the capital is also known as General Viamonte, but the population of the district still call it Los Toldos.

[edit] Settlements

• Baigorrita
• Chancay
• La Delfina
• Quirno Costa
• San Emilio
• Zavalía

[edit] External links

• information about Los Toldos (Spanish)