Partidos of Buenos Aires explained

A partido is the second-level administrative subdivision only in the . They are formally considered to be a single administrative unit, usually contain one or more population centers (i.e., towns and cities), and are divided into localidades. The subdivision in partidos in Buenos Aires Province is distinct from all other provinces of Argentina, which call their second-level subdivisions departamento and are further subdivided into distinct municipalities.

History

By the end of 18th century the town council (cabildo) of Buenos Aires established the first partidos in the countryside: San Isidro del Pago de la Costa (San Isidro) in 1779 and San Vicente, Quilmes, Magdalena, La Matanza, Cañada de Morón (Morón), Las Conchas (Tigre) and San Pedro in 1784.

At the head of every partido, the cabildo appointed a rural judge called Alcalde de la Santa Hermandad.The judge, or alcalde, had the mission to maintain the law and order in the surrounding rural area of Buenos Aires, fighting against cattle raiders. The alcalde was helped by a constabulary called Santa Hermandad (Holy Brotherhood) created in the late 15th century by the Catholic Monarchs and transplanted to the colonies.

In 1821 the Governor Martín Rodríguez and his minister Bernardino Rivadavia dissolved the cabildos and since then was the governor itself who appointed the judges, now called Juez de Paz (Justice of the Peace), his administrative territory was called Partido judicial (Judicial district) hence the name of the subdivision.

In 1856 the office of Juez de Paz was replaced by a Presidente de la Municipalidad, or Municipal President. It was appointed by the Governor from a list of three candidates presented by the Municipales, or councillors, who were elected by the citizens of the different partidos.

Since 1890 the head of the government is called Intendente (Intendant), or Mayor, and is directly elected by the citizens.

On October 24, 1864 the Legislature of the Province of Buenos Aires sanctioned law № 422, dividing the province into 45 partidos: Arrecifes, Baradero, Barrancas al Sud (Avellaneda), Belgrano (Barrio Belgrano), Cañuelas, Carmen de Areco, Chacabuco, Chascomús, Chivilcoy, del Pilar, Ensenada, Exaltación de la Cruz, General las Heras, General San Martín, Giles, Junín, Matanza, Las Conchas (Tigre), Lobos, Lomas de Zamora, Luján, Magdalena, Mercedes, Merlo, Monte, Moreno, Morón, Navarro, Pergamino, Quilmes, Ramallo, Ranchos, Rivadavia, Rojas, Salto, San Antonio, San Fernando, San Isidro, San José de Flores (Barrio Flores), San Nicolás, San Pedro, San Vicente, Suipacha, Viedma and Zárate.

Government

scope"col" Populationscope"col" Councillors
at most 5,0006
5,000-10,00010
10,000-20,00012
20,000-30,00014
30,000-40,00016
40,000-80,00018
80,000-200,00020
more than 200,00024
Every partido is administered by an executive and a legislative branch, respectively, the mayor (intendente) and a council (concejo deliberante), similar to a county council. It is considered a strong mayor-council form of government.

The mayor is elected to four-year terms and can be reelected for a new term. If they have been re-elected, they can not be re-elected in the same position, but with an interval of one period.

The council is a unicameral body, one-half of whose members are elected every two years to serve four-year terms and can be reelected for a new term. If they have been re-elected, they can not be re-elected in the same position, but with an interval of one period.

The number of councillors depends on the population of every partido.According to decret-law 6769/58 the number of councillors varies as follows:

List of partidos

Buenos Aires Province is divided into 135 partidos.

NameCapitalArea (km2)PopulationFlagCoat of
Arms / Logos		Map
Adolfo AlsinaCarhué5,87516,245
Adolfo Gonzáles ChavesAdolfo Gonzales Chaves3,78012,037
AlbertiAlberti1,13010,322
Almirante BrownAdrogué129.33555,731
ArrecifesArrecifes1,18327,279
AvellanedaAvellaneda55.17663,953
AyacuchoAyacucho6,78520,337
AzulAzul6,61562,996
Bahía BlancaBahía Blanca2,300284,776
BalcarceBalcarce4,12042,040
BaraderoBaradero1,51429,562
Benito JuárezBenito Juárez5,28520,402
BerazateguiBerazategui188320,224
BerissoBerisso13580,092
BolívarSan Carlos de Bolívar5,02732,442
BragadoBragado2,23040,259
BrandsenBrandsen1,12622,515
CampanaCampana98283,698
CañuelasCañuelas1,20042,575
Capitán SarmientoCapitán Sarmiento61712,854
Carlos CasaresCarlos Casares2,52021,125
Carlos TejedorCarlos Tejedor3,93311,539
Carmen de ArecoCarmen de Areco1,08013,992
CastelliCastelli2,1007,852
ChacabucoChacabuco2,27845,445
ChascomúsChascomús4,22538,647
ChivilcoyChivilcoy2,07560,762
ColónColón1,02223,179
Coronel DorregoCoronel Dorrego5,81816,522
Coronel PringlesCoronel Pringles5,25723,794
Coronel RosalesPunta Alta1,31260,892
Coronel SuárezCoronel Suárez6,00036,828
DaireauxDaireaux3,82015,857
DoloresDolores1,98025,980
EnsenadaEnsenada13551,448
EscobarBelén de Escobar277178,155
Esteban EcheverríaMonte Grande120300,959
Exaltación de la CruzCapilla del Señor66229,805
EzeizaEzeiza237160,219
Florencio VarelaFlorencio Varela190423,992
Florentino AmeghinoFlorentino Ameghino1,8248,171
General AlvaradoMiramar1,59934,391
General AlvearGeneral Alvear3,42714,894
General ArenalesGeneral Arenales1,52214,876
General BelgranoGeneral Belgrano1,84315,381
General GuidoGeneral Guido2,3402,771
General La MadridGeneral La Madrid4,81110,984
General Las HerasGeneral Las Heras76012,769
General LavalleGeneral Lavalle2,8753,063
General MadariagaGeneral Juan Madariaga2,96418,286
General PazRanchos1,19710,319
General PintoGeneral Pinto2,54011,149
General PueyrredónMar de Plata1,453.44564,056
General RodríguezGeneral Rodríguez
General San MartínSan Martín
General ViamonteLos Toldos
General VillegasGeneral Villegas
GuaminíGuaminí
Hipólito YrigoyenHenderson
HurlinghamHurlingham
ItuzaingóItuzaingó
JunínJunín
La CostaMar del Tuyú
La MatanzaSan Justo
La PlataLa Plata
LanúsLanús
LapridaLaprida
Las FloresLas Flores
Leandro N. AlemVedia
LezamaLezama
LincolnLincoln
LoberíaLobería
LobosLobos
Lomas de ZamoraLomas de Zamora
LujánLuján
MagdalenaMagdalena
MaipúMaipú
Malvinas ArgentinasLos Polvorines
Mar ChiquitaCoronel Vidal
Marcos PazMarcos Paz
MercedesMercedes
MerloMerlo
MonteSan Miguel del Monte
Monte HermosoMonte Hermoso
MorenoMoreno
MorónMorón
NavarroNavarro
NecocheaNecochea
Nueve de JulioNueve de Julio
OlavarríaOlavarría
PatagonesCarmen de Patagones
PehuajóPehuajó
PellegriniPellegrini
PergaminoPergamino
PilaPila
PilarPilar
PinamarPinamar
Presidente PerónGuernica
PuanPuan
Punta IndioVerónica
QuilmesQuilmes
RamalloRamallo
RauchRauch
RivadaviaAmérica
RojasRojas
Roque PérezRoque Pérez
SaavedraPigüé
SaladilloSaladillo
SaltoSalto
SalliquelóSalliqueló
San Andrés de GilesSan Andrés de Giles
San Antonio de ArecoSan Antonio de Areco
San CayetanoSan Cayetano
San FernandoSan Fernando de la Buena Vista
San IsidroSan Isidro
San MiguelSan Miguel
San NicolásSan Nicolás de los Arroyos
San PedroSan Pedro
San VicenteSan Vicente
SuipachaSuipacha
TandilTandil
TapalquéTapalqué
TigreTigre
TordilloGeneral Conesa
TornquistTornquist
Trenque LauquenTrenque Lauquen
Tres ArroyosTres Arroyos
Tres de FebreroCaseros
Tres LomasTres Lomas
Veinticinco de MayoVeinticinco de Mayo
Vicente LópezOlivos
Villa GesellVilla Gesell
VillarinoMédanos
ZárateZárate

See also

Spanish language page has more data on more of the partidos: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Partidos_de_la_provincia_de_Buenos_Aires

External links

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