Ensenada Partido

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Ensenada

Official name

Partido de Ensenada

Capital

Ensenada

Country
Province

Argentina
Buenos Aires

Foundation
Founder

Population:

- Total

51,448

- Density

509.39 Inhabitants/km²

- Population change

+ 10.67%(1991-2001)

Demonym

ensenadense

Telephone code

02221

Post Code

B1925

Location

- Coordinates

34°52′S, 57°54′W

Area

135 km² (52 sq mi)

Distance:

- to Buenos Aires

27 km (17 mi)

- to La Plata

21 km (13 mi)

Patron Saint

Mayor

Mario Carlos Secco, Partido Vecinal

Web Site

http://www.ensenada.gov.ar

IFAM Statistics

IFAM

Ensenada Partido is a district (a "partido") of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, belonging to the Greater La Plata area, just south of the Gran Buenos Aires urban conglomerate.

The provincial district has a population of about 51,448 inhabitants in an area of only 135 km² (52 sq mi); its capital city is Ensenada, located 27 km (17 mi) from Buenos Aires and 5 km from La Plata.

Barrios of Buenos Aires urban area

[edit] History

The district spans the area historically known as Ensenada de Barragán (Barragán's Cove). The old coastal site forms part of what is today Santiago Island. A military battery and defensive wall was built there in the early XVIII century, known as Fuerte Barragán (Fort Barragán). On 5 May 1801 Viceroy Marqués de Avilés founded the village of Ensenada. In 1882, the government of Dardo Rocha declared it as temporary provincial capital while the new city of La Plata was being built.