General Pinto is a town in
Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th ...
, Argentina. It is the
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
for
General Pinto Partido
General Pinto Partido is a partido on the northern border of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is General Pinto, which is around from ...
.
The settlement was officially founded on October 23, 1891 by provincial law number 2437. It is purely agricultural. The industrial production comes from her, with creameries, dairy and cheese factories among others.
Attractions
*General Lavalle Museum & Fort
*Martiniano Charras Municipal Park
*Iglesia San José (church)
*Domingo Faustino Sarmiento library
See also
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Manuel Guillermo Pinto
Manuel Guillermo Pinto (1783 – June 28, 1853) was an Argentine general officer, general and Legislator, lawmaker.
Pinto was born in Buenos Aires, and studied at the Illuminated Block, Royal College of San Carlos. He completed further studie ...
External links
Noroeste Bonaerense guide
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
Populated places established in 1891
1891 establishments in Argentina
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