Malvinas Argentinas Partido is a '' partido'' in

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, in the

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urban area. It has an area of and according to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the population was 321,833 inhabitants. (). Its name reflects Argentina's disputed claims of

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over the

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(''Islas Malvinas'' in Spanish). It was created on October 20, 1994 by Provincial Law #11551, taking some of the territory of former General Sarmiento Partido.

Los Polvorines Los Polvorines is a district (''localidad'') in the urban conurbation of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the county seat of Malvinas Argentinas Partido of Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Pr ...

is its capital, founded on the

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railway, along with the neighboring town of

Del Viso Pilar Partido is a partido in the northern part of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 232,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Pilar, which is around ...

. The union of the lands around these two train stations originated the district. By Decree #4520, the federal government on 17 December 1908, created the train stop ''Los Polvorines'', which name came from the ''Sargento Cabral'' munitions depot (''polvorín'' in

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), established by the

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nearby.

Settlements

El Triángulo Área de Promoción El Triángulo is a town in Malvinas Argentinas Partido Malvinas Argentinas Partido is a '' partido'' in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area. It has an area of and according to the preli ...

Grand Bourg Grand Bourg is a city in Malvinas Argentinas Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires agglomeration. Toponymy Grand Bourg is named after the French commune of Grand-Bourg, where the leader of the ...

Ingeniero Adolfo Sourdeaux Ingeniero Adolfo Sourdeaux (commonly known as Adolfo Sourdeaux) is a town in Malvinas Argentinas Partido Malvinas Argentinas Partido is a '' partido'' in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area. It has an area o ...

Ingeniero Pablo Nogués Ingeniero Pablo Nogués (commonly known as Pablo Nogués) is a town in Malvinas Argentinas Partido Malvinas Argentinas Partido is a '' partido'' in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area. It has an area of and ...

* Tierras Altas *

Tortuguitas Tortuguitas is a city in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, located northwest of Buenos Aires. The city is located in Malvinas Argentinas Partido (county), and its population was 41,390 inhabitants as of the 2001 Census. Part of a vast estancia in ...

Villa de Mayo Villa de Mayo is a town in the Malvinas Argentinas Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the north west of Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation around 39 km from Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially ...

References

External links

Municipalidad de Malvinas Argentinas

InfoBAN noticias de Malvinas Argentinas
1994 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub