Laprida Partido
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Laprida Partido is a partido
located in central Buenos Aires Province
in Argentina
.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 9,600 inhabitants in an area of 3340 km² (1,290 sq mi). Its capital city is Laprida
, located 480 km (298 mi) from Buenos Aires
on the Ferrocarril General Roca
railway line to Olavarría
and on provincial routes RP 51, RP 75, RP 76 and RP 86. It sits on fertile pampas land and its main economy is agriculture.
It is named after Francisco Narciso Laprida, president of the Congreso de Tucumán, and co-signer of Argentina's Independence Declaration in 1816.
Relative humidity is 60%, with the most humid month being July with 67%, and the driest in December at 50%.
During the dry season (summer) March is the wettest at 106 mm (4.2 in). The wet season is at the end of spring (October and November). The driest month on record is August with an average of 32 mm (1.3 in).
, and low vegetation, and apt for agriculture.
It sits on what is called "Pampa Deprimida" ("low pampas"), from the Río Salado, but in a higher topographic zone, along with the Partidos of General Lamadrid
and Benito Juárez
.
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located in central 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
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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 9,600 inhabitants in an area of 3340 km² (1,290 sq mi). Its capital city is Laprida
Laprida, Buenos Aires
Laprida is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Laprida Partido.-Attractions:*Museo Archivo Histórico Hugo H. Diez...
, located 480 km (298 mi) from Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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on the Ferrocarril General Roca
Ferrocarril General Roca
Ferrocarril General Roca , named after the former Argentine president Julio Argentino Roca, was one of the six state-owned Argentine railway companies formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948...
railway line to Olavarría
Olavarría
Olavarría is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located. It is the capital of the Olavarría Partido and has over 111,320 inhabitants, per the ....
and on provincial routes RP 51, RP 75, RP 76 and RP 86. It sits on fertile pampas land and its main economy is agriculture.
It is named after Francisco Narciso Laprida, president of the Congreso de Tucumán, and co-signer of Argentina's Independence Declaration in 1816.
Temperature
Laprida's climate is humid-template, with an average temperature of 22 °C (72 °F) in summer (average max. 30 °C (86 °F)), and 6 °C (43 °F) in winter (average min. 1 °C (33.8 °F)), with an annual mean of 14 °C (57 °F).Relative humidity is 60%, with the most humid month being July with 67%, and the driest in December at 50%.
Rain
The area is catalogued as subhumid-dry, with a measured maximum (until 2006), in 1980 at 1268 mm (49.9 in), annual media of 88 mm (3.5 in) with a tendency to reach 900 mm (35.4 in) (858 mm (33.8 in) in 1996).During the dry season (summer) March is the wettest at 106 mm (4.2 in). The wet season is at the end of spring (October and November). The driest month on record is August with an average of 32 mm (1.3 in).
Soil
Laprida Partido is on an extended plain with low wavy terrain in areas, and no rivers or streams, but with a few small lakes and no flooding areas. Soil is mainly alkaline of low permeabilityPermeability (fluid)
Permeability in fluid mechanics and the earth sciences is a measure of the ability of a porous material to allow fluids to pass through it.- Units :...
, and low vegetation, and apt for agriculture.
Relief
It sits on what is called "Pampa Deprimida" ("low pampas"), from the Río Salado, but in a higher topographic zone, along with the Partidos of General Lamadrid
General Lamadrid Partido
General Lamadrid Partido is a partido in the central region of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is General Lamadrid....
and Benito Juárez
Benito Juarez Partido
Benito Juárez is a partido in the south-central part of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of 20,402 inhabitants in an area of 5,285 km² , and its capital city is Benito Juárez...
.
Basque presence in Laprida
The Basques have been an important immigration group since the foundation of the partido and the city, working mainly in agriculture and cattle raising, commerce and servicesTowns and settlements
- LapridaLaprida, Buenos AiresLaprida is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Laprida Partido.-Attractions:*Museo Archivo Histórico Hugo H. Diez...
- Pueblo San Jorge
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Colonia Artalejo
- Las Hermanas
- Paragüil
- Santa Elena
- Voluntad