Dolores, Buenos Aires Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Official Name:Dolores
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize1:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Buenos Aires
Subdivision Type2:Partido
Subdivision Name2:Dolores
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:21 August 1817
Population Total:25940
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:-36.3167°N -97°W
Elevation M:6
Postal Code Type:CPA Base
Postal Code:B 7100
Area Code:+54 2245

Dolores is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Dolores Partido.The town settlement was officially founded by Ramón Lara on 21 August 1817.

2008 March train disaster

On March 9, 2008 an intercity bus from the company El Rápido Argentino collided with a Ferrobaires passenger train with 250 passengers on board at a level crossing on the Provincial Highway 63 on the outskirts of Dolores, killing seventeen people and injuring at least twenty-five. The bus driver disregarded the railroad crossing signals, which at the time of the accident were operating properly.[1]

Climate

Dolores has an Oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) closely bordering on a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa).

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Notes and References

  1. News: 18 killed when bus and train collide. Herald Sun. 2008-03-10. 2008-03-31.