Marcos Paz Partido

Marcos Paz Partido is an administrative district in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires. Its seat and principal settlement is the city of Marcos Paz, which also gives the partido its name. The district occupies a position on the eastern edge of the province's broader urbanized region, adjoining Greater Buenos Aires geographically while remaining administratively distinct from the metropolitan area. The partido was established on 25 October 1878 under Provincial Law No. 1,244. Its institutional identity developed around the settlement that grew near Estación Coronel Doctor Marcos Paz, a railway station named for Coronel Doctor Marcos Paz, an Argentine politician who served as vice president under Bartolomé Mitre beginning in 1862. The railway connection helped establish the town as the focal point of local settlement and administration. Marcos Paz Partido contains the district seat of Marcos Paz and a number of smaller settlements and neighborhoods, including Elías Romero, Santa Rosa, Lisandro de la Torre, Santa Marta, and Barrio El Portugués. These localities form part of a predominantly municipal and residential territory whose administration covers public services, local infrastructure, land-use matters, community facilities, and coordination with provincial and national authorities. The population figure cited in the available reference material is 43,400 inhabitants according to the 2001 National Census conducted by Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). The same source gives a population density of 92.34 inhabitants per square kilometre. More recent demographic figures are not included in the supplied reference material and are therefore not stated here. The district's public identity is civic and territorial rather than commercial. It is not a consumer brand, product line, or publicly listed company. Its name is used to identify the local government area, the municipal administration, and the communities within its boundaries. The supplied reference identifies Ricardo Pedro Curuchet as mayor and associates his administration with the local Partido Vecinalista. Because the reference does not provide an electoral date or a current official roster, no additional leadership chronology is inferred.

Marcos Paz Partido was created on 25 October 1878 through Buenos Aires Provincial Law No. 1,244. Its historical development is closely linked to the town of Marcos Paz, which became the district's administrative center and namesake. The settlement expanded around Estación Coronel Doctor Marcos Paz, a railway station whose name commemorated Coronel Doctor Marcos Paz, an Argentine politician and military figure who served as vice president of Argentina during Bartolomé Mitre's presidency from 1862. The railway station provided an important organizing point for settlement and local communication. Over time, the town surrounding the station became the seat of the partido, while smaller settlements and neighborhoods developed across the district. The available reference identifies Elías Romero, Santa Rosa, Lisandro de la Torre, Santa Marta, and Barrio El Portugués among the other localities associated with Marcos Paz Partido. Geographically, the partido lies on the eastern boundary of Buenos Aires Province in an area adjoining the wider urban region of Greater Buenos Aires. The district is near the metropolitan area in geographic terms, but it is not classified as part of Greater Buenos Aires for administrative purposes. This distinction reflects the difference between physical proximity to the metropolitan conurbation and formal governmental boundaries. According to the 2001 INDEC National Census, Marcos Paz Partido had 43,400 inhabitants and a population density of 92.34 inhabitants per square kilometre. These figures provide a historical demographic baseline, but the supplied sources do not provide later census results or a current population estimate. The district's administration is centered in Marcos Paz and is responsible for local governmental functions across the partido's settlements. The available reference names Ricardo Pedro Curuchet as mayor and identifies the local Partido Vecinalista as his political affiliation. No detailed sequence of earlier officeholders, administrative reforms, infrastructure programs, or later electoral developments is included in the supplied material. Accordingly, the documented history is limited to the partido's creation, its railway-linked settlement history, its geographic-administrative position, and the basic demographic and political information available in the reference.

• 2001

  National census population baseline

  [1]Marcos Paz Partidoen.wikipedia.org

  The INDEC National Census recorded 43,400 inhabitants in the partido, with a reported density of 92.34 inhabitants per square kilometre.

• 1878

  Creation of Marcos Paz Partido

  [1]Marcos Paz Partidoen.wikipedia.org

  Buenos Aires Provincial Law No. 1,244 established Marcos Paz Partido on 25 October 1878.

• 1862

  Marcos Paz begins service as vice president

  [1]Marcos Paz Partidoen.wikipedia.org

  Coronel Doctor Marcos Paz became vice president of Argentina under President Bartolomé Mitre. The later railway station and the partido were named in his honor.

A local governmental and territorial identity representing the municipality and communities of Marcos Paz Partido in Buenos Aires Province.

1. 1Marcos Paz Partidoen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Municipality of Marcos Pazmarcospaz.gov.ar