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Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires

Coordinates: 34°49′S 58°23′W / 34.817°S 58.383°W / -34.817; -58.383
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Florencio Varela
City
Bernardo de Monteagudo Promenade
Bernardo de Monteagudo Promenade
Florencio Varela is located in Greater Buenos Aires
Florencio Varela
Florencio Varela
Coordinates: 34°49′S 58°23′W / 34.817°S 58.383°W / -34.817; -58.383
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoFlorencio Varela
FoundedJanuary 30, 1891
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total79,678
CPA Base
B 1888
Area code+54 11

Florencio Varela is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Florencio Varela Partido. It forms part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires.

The settlement was officially founded on 30 January 1891 by Juan de la Cruz Contreras. It is named after Argentine writer and journalist Florencio Varela.

Grounds of the Schönstatt Catholic Order.

External links

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)