Quilmes Partido

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Quilmes
Official name	Partido de Quilmes
Capital	Quilmes
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	?  ?
Population:
- Total	518,788
- Density	4,150.3 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+1.48% (1991-2001)
Demonym	quilmense
Telephone code	011
Post Code	B1878
Location
- Coordinates	34°43′S, 58°16′W
Area	125km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	20km
- to La Plata	20km
Patron	?
Mayor	Sergio Villordo, PJ
Web Site	http://www.quilmes.gov.ar
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

Quilmes is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, within the Gran Buenos Aires conurbation.

It has an area of 125 square kilometres, and a population of 518,788 (2001 census [INDEC]), making it the third most populus partido in the Gran Buenos Aires. Named after Quilmes Native Americans, its capital is the city of Quilmes.

Contents 1 Beer 2 Sport 3 Districts (localidades) 4 External links

[edit] Beer

Quilmes gives its name to one of Argentina's favourite beers, Cerveza Quilmes, which was originally brewed in the area. The company produce about 1.5 billion litres of beer a year, most of which is consumed in Argentina.

[edit] Sport

Quilmes is home to two football clubs, Quilmes Atlético Club of the Primera Division and Club Atlético Argentino de Quilmes of the regionalised 5th Division.

[edit] Districts (localidades)

• 25 de Mayo
• Barrio Parque
• Bernal
• Don Bosco
• Ezepeleta
• San Francisco Solano
• Quilmes (capital)
• Villa La Florida

[edit] External links

• Municipalidad de Quilmes - official site (in Spanish)
• El Sol, local newspaper (Spanish)
• National University of Quilmes (Spanish)
• Quilmes Beer Company (Spanish)
• Quilmes Atlético Club Website (Spanish)
• Argentino de Quilmes Website (Spanish)