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
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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
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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)
The Salado River ( es, Río Salado, ) is a river in northern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It originates at El Chañar Lake on the boundary with Santa Fe Province, above mean sea level, and flows generally southeast for before debouching ...
References
External links
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Provincial Website
1864 establishments in Argentina
Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
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