Miramar, Buenos Aires

Miramar
Miramar
City
	Nickname: "The City of Children"
	Miramar Location in Argentina Miramar Location in Buenos Aires Province
	Coordinates: 38°16′S 57°50′W / 38.267°S 57.833°W
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	General Alvarado
Founded	30 September 1888
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2010 census [INDEC])
• Total	30,100
CPA Base	B 7606
Area code	+54 2291

Miramar is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Buenos Aires Province, 450 km (280 mi) south of Buenos Aires. It is the administrative seat of General Alvarado Partido. The name “Miramar” comes from the words mira (view) and mar (sea).

History

1870: The land that now includes General Alvarado Partido came into the ownership of Fortunato de La Plaza.

1879: The area changes jurisdiction from Balcarce to General Pueyrredón.

1887: It was around this time the project to build Miramar was undertaken by Jose María Dupuy, Rómulo Otamendi (engineer) and Fortunato de la Plaza.

1888: Miramar was founded on 20 September.

1889: Construction began on the first church in Miramar.

1891: The Partido of General Alvarado was created on September 29, with Miramar as its capital.

1911: The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway arrived in Miramar and the company later built a comfortable hotel and adjoining golf course in the town.

1920: The first aeroplane arrives in Miramar.

1927: The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway began the construction of the Miramar golf course.

1930: The hotel Dormy House was built adjacent to the golf course by the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway, and later a tunnel was built to provide access to the sea from the hotel

2001: The murder of Natalia Melmann^[1]

Economy

The summer tourist season provides the most significant contribution to the economy of Miramar. Other economic activities include farming and agroindustry, with most of these concentrated around the nearby village of Comandante Nicanor Otamendi.

Attractions

Miramar Golf Course.
Museo Punta Hermengo, museum.
Vivero Dunícola Florentino Ameghino, 5.02 km² of woodland.
Enchanted Forest or Energic Forest
Aero Club de la ciudad de Miramar, Aerodrome.
Autodromo Roberto Hirch de Miramar, 1.47/1.72 km motor racing venue.
The dunes: 12 km of sand beaches - South of Miramar.
The "Médano Blanco" (white dune), one of the tallest and close to "La Totora" brook.

Other attractions include the rivers Durazno and Brusquitas, an ecological reserve and a number of beaches.

References

^ de 2021, Por Mariana Fernández Camacho4 de Febrero. "A 20 años del femicidio de Natalia Melmann, el dolor de su papá: "Habrá justicia cuando condenen a todos los asesinos de mi hija"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
(in Spanish) El Seminario newspaper
(in Spanish) Portal of Miramar
(in Spanish) Portal of Miramar

[1] 2021, Por Mariana Fernández Camacho4 de Febrero. "A 20 años del femicidio de Natalia Melmann, el dolor de su papá: "Habrá justicia cuando condenen a todos los asesinos de mi hija"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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