Almirante Brown Partido

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Almirante Brown
Partido de Almirante Brown
Almirante Brown location in Gran Buenos Aires
Almirante Brown location in Gran Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°47′S 58°24′W / 34.783°S 58.400°W / -34.783; -58.400
CountryArgentina
Established1875
Founded byprovincial law
SeatAdrogué
Government
 • MayorMariano Cascallares (Front for Victory)
Area
 • Total129.33 km2 (49.93 sq mi)
Population
 • Total555,731
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonymbrownense
Postal Code
B1846
IFAM
Area Code011
Websitewww.almirantebrown.gov.ar

Almirante Brown is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located at the south of the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, at coordinates 34°47′S 58°24′W / 34.783°S 58.400°W / -34.783; -58.400.

It has an area of 129.33 km² (49.9 sq mi) and 555,731 inhabitants (2010 census [INDEC]),[1] and its capital is Adrogué.

Name

The partido is named after Irish born General William Brown who led the Argentine navy in the Argentine War of Independence and helped Argentina gain her independence from the Spanish Empire.

Cities

References

  1. ^ a b "2010 Census provisional results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-07.

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