Cañuelas, Buenos Aires

Cañuelas
Cañuelas is located in Argentina
Cañuelas
Cañuelas
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 35°02′S 58°44′W / 35.033°S 58.733°W / -35.033; -58.733
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoCañuelas
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
31,901
CPA Base
B 1814
Area code+54 2226
WebsiteOfficial website

Cañuelas is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Cañuelas Partido. It is located near the outskirts of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation.

It is claimed that dulce de leche was invented by the dairy Estancia La Caledonia near Cañuelas on 24 June 1829 by chance.[1] The area was also home to the first dairy factory in Argentina at La Martona.[1]

Notable people

References

Cañuelas
Typical street corner in the commercial section
  1. ^ a b Info Cañuelas (in Spanish)

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)


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