Settlement Type: | City |
Official Name: | San José de Balcarce |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Argentina |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Buenos Aires |
Subdivision Type2: | Partido |
Subdivision Name2: | Balcarce |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 22 June 1876 |
Population Total: | 51,736 |
Coordinates: | -37.8167°N -73°W |
Area Total Km2: | 4120 |
Elevation M: | 112 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cfb |
Postal Code Type: | CPA Base |
Postal Code: | B 7600 |
Area Code: | +54 2266 |
Website: | Official website |
San José de Balcarce (shortened to Balcarce) is a city in Buenos Aires Province (Argentina) about 32miles west of Mar del Plata with a population of approx 44,064 (2010 census).[1] It is the head town of the Balcarce Partido (District of Balcarce). The UN/LOCODE is ARBCA.
The city is famous as the birthplace of Formula One legend Juan Manuel Fangio and today houses the Museo Juan Manuel Fangio ("Juan Manuel Fangio" Museum) and the Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio, a motorsports circuit.
The town hall, cemetery portal and slaughterhouse were all designed by the architect, Francisco Salamone, and contain elements of Art Deco style. Built in the late 1930s, these buildings were some of the first examples of modern architecture in rural Argentina.
Located just a few blocks from where Fangio was born, the museum houses a collection of cars, trophies, photographs and other memorabilia.