Capitán Sarmiento Partido Explained

Capitán Sarmiento
Native Name:Partido de Capitán Sarmiento
Settlement Type:Department
Coordinates:-34.1833°N -105°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Argentina
Established Title:Established
Established Date:December 12, 1961
Founder:Provincial law 2959
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Capitán Sarmiento
Leader Party:Partido Vecinal
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Francisco Álvarez
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:617
Population Total:12854
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:sarmientense
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:B2752
Postal2 Code Type:IFAM
Postal2 Code:BUE019
Area Code Type:Area Code
Area Code:02478
Blank Name Sec1:Patron saint
Blank Info Sec1:San Carlos Borromeo
Website:http://www.capitansarmiento.gov.ar/

Capitán Sarmiento Partido is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of around 12,500 inhabitants in an area of 617sqkm, and its capital city is Capitán Sarmiento, which is around 160km (100miles) from Buenos Aires.

The city of Capitán Sarmiento gradually built up around a railway station between San Antonio de Areco and Pergamino. The railway station was named in honour of Domingo Fidel Sarmiento, (adopted son of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento), who died in the Battle of Curupaytí in the Paraguayan War. The town and eventually the partido became known by the same name as the train station.

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