Los Cardales Explained

Official Name:Los Cardales
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Argentina
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Pushpin Map1:Buenos Aires Province
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Pushpin Map Caption1:Location in Buenos Aires Province
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Buenos Aires
Subdivision Type2:Partido
Subdivision Name2:Exaltación de la Cruz
Population Total:5,342
Coordinates:-34.3333°N -59°W
Elevation M:25
Postal Code Type:CPA Base
Postal Code:B 2814
Area Code:+54 2322

Los Cardales is a village in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, belonging to Exaltación de la Cruz Partido, of which capital is Capilla del Señor.Exaltación de la Cruz Partido is located between the Zárate, Campana, San Antonio de Areco, San Andrés de Giles, Luján, and Pilar partidos.

Population

The local population includes 5,342 inhabitants, which represents an increase of 51.41% against the 3,528 inhabitants of the previous census.In the 2001 census it was considered an urban area within the Alto Los Cardales in the Campana Partido and increased to 7,705 citizens.

Railway

Los Cardales contains a section of railway belonging to the Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Mitre. Rail schedules include 7 trains traveling via Victoria and Capilla del Señor. The concessionaire is the company Trenes de Buenos Aires, though since 1995 the station has been a train stop only.

Fogata de San Juan (Saint John's Eve)

Since 1994, the bonfire is lit every June 21, which is the winter solstice day, Fogata de San Juan.

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