Lincoln | |
Native Name: | Partido de Lincoln |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Coordinates: | -34.8667°N -93°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 19 July 1865 |
Named For: | Abraham Lincoln |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Lincoln |
Leader Party: | Civic Radical Union |
Leader Title: | Intendant |
Leader Name: | Salvador Serenal |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2253 |
Population Total: | 41127 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | linqueño |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | B6070 |
Postal2 Code Type: | IFAM |
Postal2 Code: | BUE071 |
Area Code Type: | Area Code |
Area Code: | 02355 |
Website: | http://www.lincoln.gov.ar/ |
The Partido de Lincoln is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, in central Argentina.
As of the 2010 census, this provincial subdivision had a population of about 41,000 inhabitants in an area of 22530NaN0. Its administrative seat is Lincoln which is located 3200NaN0 from Buenos Aires.
When the partido was founded in 1865, the name Lincoln was chosen as a tribute to the recently assassinated Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and enactor of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Lincoln's economy is dominated by agriculture. The main crops are wheat, corn, soy and sunflower. The district is home to around 500,000 cows and responsible for 10% of Argentina's honey production.
Lincoln Partido is home to a number of football clubs, including;
Pasteur in Lincoln Partido is home to one of Argentina's most important folk festivals, it takes place in February each year.