Pellegrini is a town on the western border of Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province

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, Argentina

Argentina

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. It is the head town of the Pellegrini Partido

Pellegrini Partido

Pellegrini Partido is a partido located on the eastern border of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 6,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,820km², and its capital city is Pellegrini, which is located around 490km from Buenos Aires.-Name:The Partido...

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The town is named in honour of Carlos Pellegrini

Carlos Pellegrini

Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....

 (1846-1906), who served as Governor of Buenos Aires, and as President of Argentina

President of Argentina

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Economy

The local economy is dominated by agriculture and farming, the main products of the region are cereals, vegetable oils, beef, dairy products, pork, deer and honey. Other industries include construction and services.

Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria

Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria

The National Agricultural Technology Institute , commonly known as INTA, is an Argentine federal agency in charge of the generation, adaptation and diffusion of technologies, knowledge and learning procedures for the agriculture, forest and agro-industrial activities within an ecologically clean...

has a campus in Pellegrini.