Rivadavia Partido Explained

Rivadavia
Native Name:Partido de Rivadavia
Settlement Type:Partido
Coordinates:-35.4833°N -121°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Buenos Aires
Established Title:Established
Established Date:September 30, 1910
Founder:provincial law 3273
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:América
Leader Party:Juntos por el Cambio
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Javier Reynoso
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3940
Population Total:15452
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:rivadaviense
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:B6237
Postal2 Code Type:IFAM
Postal2 Code:BUE104
Area Code Type:Area Code
Area Code:2337
Website:munirivadavia.gov.ar

Rivadavia is a partido in the northwest of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on the border with La Pampa Province. It has an area of 3940sqkm, and a population of 15,452 .

The partido, created in 1910, has the town of América as its capital, and its main economic activities are cattle, and the cultivation of wheat, maize and soya beans.

Name

The partido is named in honour of Bernardino Rivadavia, a veteran of the Argentine War of Independence and President of Argentina 1826–1827.

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