Pontevedra, Buenos Aires Province
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Pontevedra is a city
located in Merlo Partido
, Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
. The town was named after the homonymous city of Pontevedra
, Spain
.
Pontevedra was founded in 1871 by real estate promoters, in the estates belonging to the Irish landlord Thomas Gahan, member of Merlo's first municipal government in 1865.
Pontevedra is a sleepy town surrounded by small truck farms
, connected to Merlo
, Libertad and González Catán
—this one located in the neighboring La Matanza
— by Provincial Route 21 (Ruta Provincial 21).
The city is bordered by Parque San Martín and Libertad (north), Mariano Acosta (west), González Catán
(east) and Veinte de Junio
(south) —both in La Matanza Partido— and Marcos Paz
(south).
According to the , the population was 33,515.
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
located in Merlo Partido
Merlo Partido
Merlo is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, west of the city of Buenos Aires. Its capital is the city of Merlo....
, 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...
, 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...
. The town was named after the homonymous city of Pontevedra
Pontevedra
Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the comarca and province of Pontevedra, in Galicia . It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Pontevedra was founded in 1871 by real estate promoters, in the estates belonging to the Irish landlord Thomas Gahan, member of Merlo's first municipal government in 1865.
Pontevedra is a sleepy town surrounded by small truck farms
Market gardening
A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants. It is distinguishable from other types of farming by the diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically, from under one acre ...
, connected to Merlo
Merlo, Buenos Aires
Merlo is the head town of the eponymous partido of Merlo and seat of the municipal government, located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban area.The city was founded by Francisco de Merlo in 1755 and rebuilt by Juan Dillon in 1859....
, Libertad and González Catán
González Catán
González Catán is a city located in La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The city is the second-largest by area in the county , and the second most-populous.It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation....
—this one located in the neighboring La Matanza
La Matanza Partido
La Matanza is a partido located in the Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina....
— by Provincial Route 21 (Ruta Provincial 21).
The city is bordered by Parque San Martín and Libertad (north), Mariano Acosta (west), González Catán
González Catán
González Catán is a city located in La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The city is the second-largest by area in the county , and the second most-populous.It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation....
(east) and Veinte de Junio
Veinte de Junio
Veinte de Junio is a town located 35 km from Buenos Aires, in La Matanza, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.Veinte de Junio is an outback sleepy rural town, relatively isolated from the rest of the Greater Buenos Aires....
(south) —both in La Matanza Partido— and Marcos Paz
Marcos Paz Partido
Marcos Paz is a partido in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires. Its capital city is Marcos Paz.Established on 25 October 1878 , Marcos Paz is located at the eastern border of the Greater Buenos Aires with the rest of the province, although on an administrative sense, it is not considered part of...
(south).
According to the , the population was 33,515.