Campana Partido

Campana Partido de Campana
Department
Campana Partido in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 34°08′S 58°52′W / 34.133°S 58.867°W / -34.133; -58.867
Country	Argentina
Established	July 6, 1885
Founded by	Eduardo Costa
Seat	Campana
Government
• Mayor	Sebastián Abella, Cambiemos
Population
• Total	83,698
Demonym(s)	campanense
Postal Code	B2804
IFAM	BUE017
Area Code	03489
Patron saint	Santa Florentina
Website	http://www.campana.gov.ar

Campana Partido (Spanish: Partido de Campana) is a partido in the north-east of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of around 84,000 inhabitants in an area of 982 km² (379 sq mi), and its capital city is Campana, which is located 75 km (47 mi) from Buenos Aires.

Economy

The economy of Campana went through significant decline in the late 20th century, but the town and its partido are going through an economic and cultural resurgence, which is reflected by its recent growth in population.

Attractions

• Museo del Automóvil "Manuel Iglesias", display of antique cars, including the oldest car in Argentina.
• Museo Ferroviario, museum of the Central Argentino and Mitre railway lines.
• Teatro Municipal "Pedro Barbero", Theatre
• Salón de Exposiciones "Ronald Nash", exhibition and conference centre.
• Centro Cultural La Rosa, cultural centre and theatre.
• Librería El Garage, display of local arts.

Sports

Campana is home to Club Villa Dálmine, a football club that currently plays in Argentina's regionalised 2nd division, and to Puerto Nuevo, an older club that plays in 5th division.

Locations

• Campana
• Alto Los Cardales
• Lomas del Río Luján

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipality of Campana
• (in Spanish) La Comedia de Campana
• (in Spanish) Pollution and Cancer in Campana
• (in Spanish) InfoBAN Campana

Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
Adolfo Alsina Adolfo Gonzáles Chaves Alberti Almirante Brown Arrecifes Avellaneda Ayacucho Azul Bahía Blanca Balcarce Baradero Benito Juarez Berazategui Berisso Bolívar Bragado Brandsen Campana Cañuelas Capitán Sarmiento Carlos Casares Carlos Tejedor Carmen de Areco Castelli Chacabuco Chascomús Chivilcoy Colón Coronel Dorrego Coronel Pringles Coronel Rosales Coronel Suárez Daireaux Dolores Ensenada Escobar Esteban Echeverría Exaltación de la Cruz Ezeiza Florencio Varela Florentino Ameghino General Alvarado General Alvear General Arenales General Belgrano General Guido General La Madrid General Las Heras General Lavalle General Madariaga General Paz General Pinto General Pueyrredón General Rodríguez General San Martín General Viamonte General Villegas Guaminí Hipólito Yrigoyen Hurlingham Ituzaingó José C. Paz Junín La Costa La Matanza La Plata Lanús Laprida Las Flores Leandro N. Alem Lezama Lincoln Lobería Lobos Lomas de Zamora Luján Magdalena Maipú Malvinas Argentinas Mar Chiquita Marcos Paz Mercedes Merlo Monte Monte Hermoso Moreno Morón Navarro Necochea Nueve de Julio Olavarría Patagones Pehuajó Pellegrini Pergamino Pila Pilar Pinamar Presidente Perón Puán Punta Indio Quilmes Ramallo Rauch Rivadavia Rojas Roque Pérez Saavedra Saladillo Salliqueló Salto San Andrés de Giles San Antonio de Areco San Cayetano San Fernando San Isidro San Miguel San Nicolás San Pedro San Vicente Suipacha Tandil Tapalqué Tigre Tordillo Tornquist Trenque Lauquen Tres Arroyos Tres de Febrero Tres Lomas Veinticinco de Mayo Vicente López Villa Gesell Villarino Zárate