Olavarría
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| location | 36 ° 54 ′ S , 60 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 163 m | ||
| Population (2001): | 103.961 | ||
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 Buenos Aires (Province)
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| Partido : | Olavarría | ||
| Mayor: | José Eseverri, Frente para la Victoria | ||
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| Postal code : | B7400 | ||
| Telephone code: | 02284 | ||
| Olavarría website | |||
Olavarría is a city in eastern Argentina . It is located in the center of the province of Buenos Aires and has a population of 103,961 (2001, INDEC ). The city is named after a hero of Argentina's independence , José de Olavarría .
geography
The city lies in the heart of the agriculturally used humid pampas , a flat grassy plain. The climate is temperate, with warm summers and relatively mild winters, although it can snow.
history
The city was founded by the Indians in 1867 during the conquest of southern Argentina. The main command post of what was then Argentina's southern border remained here until 1869, so the city was primarily of military importance. In 1869 the headquarters were relocated further south, and from that year the agricultural development began by Italians and Volga Germans (from 1878), who mainly grew wheat. In the 1880s, the area had the largest wheat production in the country. Granite was mined in the area from the end of the 19th century and the town soon turned into an industrial town dominated by the cement industry.
economy
Today, Olavarría is dominated by a mixture of agribusiness (food processing) and the cement industry. In the latter industrial form, Olavarría is the leading city in the country.
sons and daughters of the town
- Alfredo Rossi y Rossi (* 1920), composer
- Emilio Ogñénovich (1923–2011), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján
- Oscar Alem (1941–2017), double bass player, pianist and composer
- Matías Enrique Abelairas (born 1985), football player
- Pedro De la Vega (* 2001), football player
Web links
- IFAM statistics data (Spanish)