Florencio Varela is a city in
Buenos Aires Province
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, Argentina. It is the
administrative centre
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for
Florencio Varela Partido
Florencio Varela is a partido in the south of Gran Buenos Aires urban area in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The partido has an area of and a population of 423,992 (). Its capital is Florencio Varela.
Name
The partido is named in honour o ...
. It forms part of the
urban agglomeration
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of
Greater Buenos Aires
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.
The settlement was officially founded on 30 January 1891 by Juan de la Cruz Contreras. It is named after Argentine writer and journalist
Florencio Varela.
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Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
Populated places established in 1891
Florencio Varela Partido
1891 establishments in Argentina
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