San Antonio de Areco Partido
San Antonio de Areco is a partido (county) in the north of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
San Antonio de Areco
Partido de San Antonio de Areco | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 location of San Antonio de Areco Partido in Buenos Aires Province | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′S 59°28′W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | October 23, 1730 |
| Founded by | José Ruiz de Arellano |
| Seat | San Antonio de Areco |
| Government | |
| • Intendente | Francisco Ratto (UCR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 857.59 km2 (331.12 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,333 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Arequero |
| Postal Code | B2760 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 02326 |
| Patron saint | San Antonio de Padua |
| Website | areco.gob.ar |
The partido has an area of 852 square kilometres (329 sq mi), and a population of 21,333 (2001 census [INDEC]). It is 113 km (70 mi) from Buenos Aires city, and 175 km (109 mi) from La Plata, and its cabecera or capital is the city of San Antonio de Areco.
Districts (localidades)
- San Antonio de Areco (capital, or cabecera)
- Villa Lía
- Vagues
- Duggan
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