Almirante Brown Partido

Almirante Brown
Partido de Almirante Brown
Department
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Almirante Brown location in Gran Buenos Aires
Almirante Brown location in Gran Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°47′S 58°24′W / 34.783°S 58.400°W / -34.783; -58.400
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
Established1873
Founded byprovincial law
SeatAdrogué
Government
 • MayorMariano Cascallares (Front for Victory)
Area
 • Total
129.33 km2 (49.93 sq mi)
Population
[1]
 • Total
555,731
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonymbrownense
Postal Code
B1846
IFAM
BUE004
Area Code011
Websitewww.almirantebrown.gov.ar

Almirante Brown is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located at the south of the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, at coordinates 34°47′S 58°24′W / 34.783°S 58.400°W / -34.783; -58.400.

It has an area of 129.33 km2 (49.9 sq mi) and 555,731 inhabitants (2010 census [INDEC]),[1] and its capital is Adrogué.

Name

The partido is named after Irish-born General William Brown who led the Argentine navy in the Argentine War of Independence and helped the country gain its independence from the Spanish Empire.

Cities

References

  1. ^ a b "2010 Census provisional results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
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