Partido Quilmes

Quilmes
Location of Quilmes in Gran Buenos Aires
Data
Capital	Quilmes
population	582,943 (2010, INDEC)
surface	125 km²
Population density	4,533 inhabitants / km²
Other cities	6 localidades

Quilmes is a partido in the north of the greater Buenos Aires area in the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina . The administrative seat is the city of the same name Quilmes . According to the 2010 census, the Partido has 582,943 inhabitants on 125 km². The Partido and the city were named after the indigenous Quilmes people .

Cities and towns

Quilmes is divided into nine localities and cities, so-called Localidades , which have grown together.

• Bernal
• Don Bosco
• Ezpeleta
• Quilmes
• San Francisco Solano
• Villa La Florida

economy

Quilmes is the namesake for an Argentine beer brand, Cerveza Quilmes , which was originally brewed in this area.

religion

In 1666, the Quilmes Cathedral (Catedral de Quilmes in Spanish) was built. In 1976 the diocese of Quilmes was created by a papal bull . The first minister was Padre Obispo Jorge Novak , who was known for his defense of human rights during the Argentine military dictatorship (1976-1983) .

Sports

Quilmes has two football clubs , the Quilmes Atlético Club der and the Club Atlético Argentino de Quilmes . The city excels in many other sports, including field hockey, basketball, and rugby. Well-known athletes such as Sergio Agüero , Lucas Ocampos or Sergio Gabriel Martínez were born here.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Censo 2010. April 17, 2012, accessed March 10, 2020 . 

Coordinates: 34 ° 43 ′  S , 58 ° 16 ′  W