Exaltación de la Cruz Partido is a partido

Departments of Argentina

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 located in the north-east part of Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province

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 in Argentina

Argentina

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The provincial subdivision has a population of 29,805 inhabitants in an area of 662 km² (256 sq mi), and its capital city is Capilla del Señor

Capilla del Señor

Capilla del Señor , is a small city located to the north of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the capital of Exaltación de la Cruz Partido. It has been designated by the former president Carlos Saúl Menem as the "First National Historical Town" in Argentina.- External links :*...

, which is located 80 km (50 mi) from Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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It is bounded by the Zárate, Campana, Pilar, San Antonio de Areco, San Andrés de Giles and Luján partidos.

Population

The latest information obtained in the 2010 census points out that the partido has a population of 29,805 inhabitants.

• 1991 population : 17,072 inhabitants
• 2001 population : 24,167 inhabitants

Historia

In 1580, near to the second foundation of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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, the fields of the partido used to make up "Pago de la Cañada de la Cruz". Two centuries later, in 1750, Francisco Casco donates the "del Señor de la Exaltación de la Cruz" chapel and in 1772 Casco sells the land surrounding the church where today lays the "Capilla del Señor

Capilla del Señor

Capilla del Señor , is a small city located to the north of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the capital of Exaltación de la Cruz Partido. It has been designated by the former president Carlos Saúl Menem as the "First National Historical Town" in Argentina.- External links :*...

" town, capital of the "Exaltación de la Cruz" partido.

Localities of the partido

1. Capilla del Señor
   Capilla del Señor
   Capilla del Señor , is a small city located to the north of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the capital of Exaltación de la Cruz Partido. It has been designated by the former president Carlos Saúl Menem as the "First National Historical Town" in Argentina.- External links :*...
   
   
2. Los Cardales
   Los Cardales
   Los Cardales is a village in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, belonging to Exaltación de la Cruz Partido, of which capital is Capilla del Señor.It is located between the Escobar, Campana, San Antonio de Areco and Pilar Partidos....
   
   
3. Pavón
4. Arroyo de La Cruz
5. Parada Orlando
6. Parada Robles
7. El Remanso
8. Etchegoyen
9. Parada La Lata - La Loma
10. Diego Gaynor
11. gobernador Andonaegui
12. Chenaut