General Alvarado | |
Native Name: | Partido de General Alvarado |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | September 29, 1891 |
Founder: | Fortunato de la Plaza |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Miramar |
Leader Party: | PJ |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Tomás Hogan |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1599 |
Population Total: | 34391 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | alvaradense |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | B7607 |
Postal2 Code Type: | IFAM |
Postal2 Code: | BUE042 |
Area Code Type: | Area Code |
Area Code: | 02291 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Patron saint |
Blank Info Sec1: | San Andrés |
General Alvarado Partido is a partido on the Atlantic Coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 34,000 inhabitants in an area of 15990NaN0, and its capital city is Miramar, which is 4500NaN0 from Buenos Aires.
Like many of the partidos on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province, the economy of General Alvarado Partido is dominated by seasonal tourism.
The vast majority of the tourists come from Gran Buenos Aires in the summer holiday season (December–February).