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San Antonio de Areco Partido

A partido, or county-level administrative division, in the north of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

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San Antonio de Areco Partido is a local government and administrative division in the northern part of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Its administrative seat, or cabecera, is the city of San Antonio de Areco, which gives the partido its name. The territory lies approximately 113 kilometres from Buenos Aires city and about 175 kilometres from La Plata, the provincial capital. The partido covers approximately 852 square kilometres and is associated with a predominantly rural area of the province. The partido includes four listed localities: San Antonio de Areco, Villa Lía, Vagues, and Duggan. San Antonio de Areco functions as the principal urban centre and administrative capital, while the other localities form part of the wider municipal territory. As a partido, it is a governmental jurisdiction rather than a commercial brand or private enterprise. Its public role includes local administration and the provision or coordination of municipal services within its boundaries. The available reference material records a population of 21,333 according to the 2001 census conducted by Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC). No newer population figure is asserted here because the supplied reference does not provide one. The area and settlement structure indicate a municipality combining an established town with smaller communities and surrounding countryside. San Antonio de Areco is also the name of the principal city and cabecera, so the partido should be distinguished from the city itself. This entry concerns the administrative division identified by the Wikipedia title “San Antonio de Areco Partido.” The municipality's official website is the principal institutional web presence identified in the available material. Information about budgets, elected officials, administrative history, economic output, tourism programs, and current municipal initiatives is not included because the supplied sources do not document those subjects in sufficient detail.

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San Antonio de Areco Partido is a partido in the northern sector of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. In the Argentine provincial administrative system, a partido is a county-like local government jurisdiction. The partido takes its name from San Antonio de Areco, the city that serves as its cabecera and principal administrative centre. The available reference material describes a territory of approximately 852 square kilometres. Its location places it roughly 113 kilometres from Buenos Aires city and 175 kilometres from La Plata. The jurisdiction is composed of the capital locality of San Antonio de Areco together with Villa Lía, Vagues, and Duggan. These settlements form the documented locality structure of the partido, with San Antonio de Areco serving as the main urban and governmental centre. A population of 21,333 is recorded for the 2001 INDEC census. Because the supplied material does not provide later census results, that figure should be understood as a historical reference rather than a current population estimate. The available sources likewise do not establish a founding date, the circumstances of the partido's creation, or a complete chronology of changes to its boundaries and institutions. The administrative division is distinct from the city of San Antonio de Areco, even though the city supplies the partido's name and acts as its seat. The partido's official online presence is maintained through the municipal website. Beyond its basic geographic, demographic, and settlement information, the supplied sources do not provide documented material on municipal leadership, electoral cycles, major infrastructure decisions, public controversies, economic sectors, or cultural and tourism campaigns. Those fields are therefore left unpopulated rather than inferred.

  • 2001

    Population recorded in the 2001 INDEC census

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    The reference material reports a population of 21,333 for San Antonio de Areco Partido in Argentina's 2001 national census.

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A local government jurisdiction and municipal administrative division in Buenos Aires Province, with a principal urban centre and several smaller localities.

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