Necochea

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Necochea
Necochea Location in Argentina
Necochea Location in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 38°32′S 58°45′W / -38.533, -58.75
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Necochea
Founded	October 12, 1881
Elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
- Total	65,459
CPA Base	B 7630
Area code(s)	+54 2262

Necochea is a port city in the southwest of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located on the Atlantic coast, on the edge of the Quequén Grande river, 528 km (328 mi) from Buenos Aires City and 120 km (75 mi) southwest from Mar del Plata. It has 89,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC] and it is the seat of government for Necochea Partido, a partido of Buenos Aires Province. On the mouth of the Quequen river, the port of Quequen, one of the most important ports in Argentina, is the gateway for the agricultural production of the southeast of the Province of Buenos Aires.

The majority of inhabitants of Necochea are Argentinians, but throughout the years a large number of Danes have settled there. There are smaller "pueblos" or communities in Necochea mainly founded by Danes and other Nordic settlers.

[edit] Settlements

• Quequen
• Juan N.Fernandez
• Nicanor Olivera (Est. LaDulce)
• Claraz
• Ramon Santamarina
• Balneario Los Angeles
• Costa Bonita

[edit] References

• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
• Municipality of Necochea - Official website.

Coordinates: 38°33′S, 58°44′W