La Matanza Partido Explained

La Matanza
Native Name:Partido de La Matanza
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Partido
Image Map1:Argentina - Buenos Aires - La Matanza.svg
Map Caption1:Location in Greater Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates:-34.7167°N -96°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Argentina
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1784
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:San Justo
Leader Party:PJ-FdT
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Fernando Espinoza
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:325.71
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,775,272
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:matancero
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:B1625
Postal2 Code Type:IFAM
Postal2 Code:BUE065
Area Code Type:Area Code
Area Code:011 or 02202

La Matanza ('The Slaughter' in Spanish) is a partido (county or department) located in the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

This provincial subdivision had 1,775,272 inhabitants (at the 2010 Census) in an area of 325.712NaN2. Its capital city is San Justo, which is located around 160NaN0 from the City of Buenos Aires.

History

The origin of the name is uncertain. Is believed to reference a confrontation that Diego, the brother of conquistador Pedro de Mendoza, had with the Querandí tribe in 1536,[2] where he and 22 soldiers that were with him died. This area and the river were named La Matanza (The Slaughter) probably in his name, sometimes using the plural form (Matanzas). The oldest document in which the name of La Matanza appears is dated 29 July 1603.[3]

The partido was named Pago until 1730, then Partido de Matanza y Pozos (Partido of Slaughter and Wells): it was then a largely underpopulated rural area, and was led by a two-mayor system. In 1784, the partido was divided in two into La Matanza and Cañada de Morón (Morón Gully). In 1856, the capital city San Justo was founded.

In the 20th century, its population dramatically increased with the influx of the European immigration first and the internal migration later to the surroundings of the City of Buenos Aires, followed by migrants from neighbouring countries (mainly Bolivia and Paraguay)[4] by the end of the century.

Population

According to the Argentine census bureau, the INDEC, the population was 1,121,298 in 1991, 1,255,288 in 2001 and 1,772,130 in 2010. With an estimate of over 2 million by 2020, it is the most populated partido in the Province of Buenos Aires and the most populated municipality in the country.

Administrative subdivisions

La Matanza Partido is divided into sixteen subdivisions or localidades:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.censo2010.indec.gov.ar 2010 Census results
  2. Web site: BREVE RESEÑA HISTÓRICA DEL PARTIDO DE LA MATANZA . Municipality of La Matanza . 20 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309042249/http://www.lamatanza.gov.ar/matanza/historia.php . 9 March 2012 . es.
  3. News: El partido de La Matanza cumple 416 años . 20 February 2020 . El1 Digital . 29 July 2019 . es.
  4. News: La Matanza, "tierra prometida" para miles de inmigrantes. 14 May 2020. El1 Digital. 3 June 2008. es.