Balcarce Partido
Balcarce Partido is a partido o Buenos Aires Province in Argentinae.
Balcarce Partido de Balcarce | |
---|---|
Location o Balcarce Partido in Buenos Aires Province | |
Coordinates: 37°52′S 58°15′W / 37.867°S 58.250°W | |
Kintra | Argentinae |
Established | 1865 |
Seat | Balcarce |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | José Luis Pérez, PJ |
Population | |
• Total | 42,040 |
Demonym(s) | balcarceño |
Postal Code | B7620 |
IFAM | |
Aurie Code | 02266 |
Patron saunt | San José |
Website | http://www.balcarce.gov.ar |
The provincial subdiveesion haes a population o 42,040 inhabitants in a aurie o 4,120 km² (1,591 sq mi), an its caipital ceety is Balcarce, which is locatit aroond 410 km (255 mi) frae Buenos Aires.
Name
eeditThe partido is namit efter Antonio González de Balcarce (1774-1819), a Argentine militar commander, govrenor o Buenos Aires an Supreme Director (preses) o Argentinae in 1816.
Economy
eeditThe economy o Balcarce Partido is dominatit bi agricultur, ither economic activities include mineral extraction an tourism.
Fermin is dominatit bi the production o arable crops an potatoes.
The impact o modren fermin techniques an minin haes damagit the natural habitats o indigenous species such as emu, jackrabbit, viscacha an armadillo.
Balcarce is hame tae Argentinae's Naitional Institute o Agricultural Technology, (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria or INTA) an the faculty o agrarian sciences (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata).
Attractions
eeditDounsets
eeditFreemit airtins
eedit- Juan Manuel Fangio museum (Inglis content)
- (in Spaingie) Municipality wabsteid Archived 2006-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spaingie) Naitional Institute o Agricultural Technology website Archived 2011-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spaingie) Faculty o agrarian sciences website
- (in Spaingie) El Semanal newspaper Archived 2019-11-21 at the Wayback Machine