Altamirano, Argentina Explained

Official Name:Altamirano
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Argentina
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Mapsize1:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Buenos Aires
Subdivision Type2:Partido
Subdivision Name2:Brandsen
Population Total:258
Coordinates:-35.3597°N -58.1514°W
Elevation M:15
Postal Code Type:CPA Base
Postal Code:B 1986
Area Code:+54 2223

Altamirano is a town in Brandsen Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Rail disaster

See main article: Altamirano rail disaster. On 1 February 1964, it was the site of a head-on train collision in which 70 people were killed.

Population

According to the 2001 census, carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (Spanish; Castilian: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC), the population count was 258. This represents a loss of 3.7% over 268 in 1991 (the previous census).

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