Ramallo | |
Native Name: | Partido de Ramallo |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Coordinates: | -33.4833°N -61°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | October 25, 1864 |
Founder: | provincial law |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Ramallo |
Leader Party: | UCR |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Walter Ariel Santalla |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1040 |
Population Total: | 29179 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | ramallense |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | B2915 |
Postal2 Code Type: | IFAM |
Postal2 Code: | BUE102 |
Area Code Type: | Area Code |
Area Code: | 03407 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Patron saint |
Blank Info Sec1: | ? |
Ramallo is a partido in the far north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 29,000 inhabitants in an area of 1040sqkm, and its capital city is Ramallo, which is around 250km (160miles) from Buenos Aires.
On September 17, 1999, provincial police opened fire on a getaway car from a bank robbery, and two of the hostages in the car were killed. There are several theories to explain the police action, ranging from incompetence to a scandal involving former president Carlos Menem and the suspicious death of his son.