| Balcarce | |
| Native Name: | Partido de Balcarce |
| Settlement Type: | Department |
| Coordinates: | -37.8667°N -73°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1865 |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Balcarce |
| Leader Party: | UCR-Cambiemos |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Esteban Reino |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 4120 |
| Population Total: | 42040 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | balcarceño |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | B7620 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | IFAM |
| Postal2 Code: | BUE009 |
| Area Code Type: | Area Code |
| Area Code: | 02266 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Patron saint |
| Blank Info Sec1: | San José |
Balcarce Partido is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of 42,040 inhabitants in an area of 4120sqkm, and its capital city is Balcarce, which is around 4100NaN0 from Buenos Aires.
The partido is named after Antonio González de Balcarce (1774-1819), an Argentine military commander, governor of Buenos Aires and Supreme Director (president) of Argentina in 1816.
The economy of Balcarce Partido is dominated by agriculture. Other economic activities include mineral extraction and tourism.
Farming is dominated by the production of arable crops and potatoes.
The impact of modern farming techniques and mining has damaged the natural habitats of indigenous species such as emu, jackrabbit, viscacha and armadillo.
Balcarce is home to Argentina's National Institute of Agricultural Technology, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) and the faculty of agrarian sciences, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.