General Paz Partido is a
partido in the northeast of
Buenos Aires Province in
Argentina
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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 10,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is
Ranchos, which is from
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
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The partido is named in honour of Brigadier General
José María Paz
Brigadier General José María Paz y Haedo (September 9, 1791 – October 22, 1854) was an Argentine military figure, notable in the Argentine War of Independence and the Argentine Civil Wars.
Childhood
Born in Córdoba, Argentina, the son ...
, a veteran of the
Argentine War of Independence.
Settlements
*
Ranchos (pop. 7,333)
Provincial Website - General Paz Localities (2001)
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* Loma Verde (pop. 596)
* Villanueva (pop. 572)
* Barrio Río Salado (pop. 60)
* Alegre
*Rural area (pop. 1,758)
See also
* Río Salado (Buenos Aires)
References
External links
*
Provincial Website
1864 establishments in Argentina
Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
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