General Pinto Partido
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General Pinto Partido is a partido
on the Northern border of Buenos Aires Province
in Argentina
.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of 2540 km² (981 sq mi), and its capital city is General Pinto
, which is located around 355 km (221 mi) from Buenos Aires
.
The partido and its district capital are named after General Manuel Guillermo Pinto
, who fought in the defence of Buenos Aires against the English and in the Argentine War of Independence
. He later went on to serve as Governor of Buenos Aires.
The partido was reduced in size in 1991 due to the creation of Florentino Ameghino Partido
.
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...
on the Northern border of Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of 2540 km² (981 sq mi), and its capital city is General Pinto
General Pinto
General Pinto is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the General Pinto Partido.The settlement was officially founded on October 23, 1891 by provincial law number 2437. It is purely agricultural...
, which is located around 355 km (221 mi) from Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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The partido and its district capital are named after General Manuel Guillermo Pinto
Manuel Guillermo Pinto
Manuel Guillermo Pinto was an Argentine general and lawmaker.Pinto was born in Buenos Aires, and studied at the Royal College of San Carlos. He completed further studies in Spain, but returned to fight during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata, in 1807...
, who fought in the defence of Buenos Aires against the English and in the Argentine War of Independence
Argentine War of Independence
The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli and José de San Martín against royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown...
. He later went on to serve as Governor of Buenos Aires.
The partido was reduced in size in 1991 due to the creation of Florentino Ameghino Partido
Florentino Ameghino Partido
Florentino Ameghino Partido is a partido in the north-west of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Florentino Ameghino, which is located from Buenos Aires.- Name :Florentino Ameghino...
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Settlements
- General PintoGeneral PintoGeneral Pinto is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the General Pinto Partido.The settlement was officially founded on October 23, 1891 by provincial law number 2437. It is purely agricultural...
- Colonia San Ricardo (Estación Iriarte)
- Dos Hermanos
- Dussaud
- El Peregrino
- Günther
- Ingeniero V. Balbín (Villa Roth)
- Los Callejones
- Pazos Kanki
- Villa Francia (Estación Coronel Granada)
- Germania