Partido Malvinas Argentinas

Malvinas Argentinas
Location of Malvinas Argentinas in Gran Buenos Aires
Data
Capital	Los Polvorines
population	321.833
surface	63.8 km²
Population density	5,108.5 inhabitants / km²
Other cities	8 localidades
Website	http://www.malvinasargentinas.gov.ar
Coat of arms of the Partido
Flag of the Partido

Malvinas Argentinas is the name of an administrative area ( Partido ) in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires . The main town is Los Polvorines . Intendente Municipal is Jesús Cariglino (as of April 2015).

A total of around 321,833 people (2010) live in the 63.8 km² Partido.

Cities and towns

Tortuguitas

Malvinas Argentinas is divided into eight towns and cities, so-called Localidades .

• El Triangulo
• Los Polvorines
• Grand Bourg
• Ingeniero Adolfo Sourdeaux
• Ingeniero Pablo Nogués
• Tierras Altas
• Tortuguitas
• Villa de Mayo

history

Los Polvorines train station

The Partido was founded on October 20, 1994 with the Provincial Law 1151 by dividing the former Partido General Sarmiento into the Partidos San Miguel , José C. Paz and Malvinas Argentinas.

The name of the partidos symbolizes Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands ( Islas Malvinas in Spanish ) belonging to Great Britain , which are about 395 km off the coast of southern Argentina. The Partido coat of arms also shows a map of the archipelago.

Web links

Commons : Partido Malvinas Argentinas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2010 Census provisional results ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Official website of Malvinas Argentina: Inicio ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 4, 2015. 
3. ↑ Official website of Malvinas Argentina: Nuestra Historia ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 4, 2015. 

Coordinates: 34 ° 27 ′  S , 58 ° 38 ′  W