Olavarría is a city in the
province
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of
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 ...
, Argentina. It is the
administrative seat
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of the
Olavarría Partido and has over 111,320 inhabitants, per the .
The settlement was officially founded on 25 November 1867, and named in honour of Colonel
José Valentín de Olavarría (1801–1845), an early Argentine military leader.
Notable people
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Guillermo Avalos (born 1923), athlete
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Pedro de la Vega (born 2001), footballer
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Juan José Longhini (born 1984), footballer
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José Zampicchiatti (1900–1984), cyclist
References
External links
Municipal websiteOlavarria online news''El Popular'', local newspaperCiudad de Olavarría: Información, museos, etcVerte TV, local TV station
image:Olavarria Plaza Coronel Olavarria.JPG, Plaza Coronel Olavarría
image:Olavarria Iglesia San Jose.jpg, San José Parish
image:Olavarria Balneario Municipal Cipriano Catriel.jpg, Cipriano Catriel Recreational Lake
image:Olavarria Marca Historica.jpg, High water mark
image:Olavarria Pasaje Carlos Gardel.jpg, Pasaje Carlos Gardel
image:Rayuela pampas.jpg, A pampas field near Olavarría
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
Populated places established in 1867
Cities in Argentina
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