The Partido de Bahía Blanca is a
partido of the
Buenos Aires Province is located at the south-west of the province in central
Argentina
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The provincial subdivision holds a population of 284,776 inhabitants in an area of
2,300 km² (888 sq mi), and its capital city is
Bahía Blanca, on the shore of the
Atlantic Ocean
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.
Sports
The city of Bahía Blanca has a strong sporting tradition. It is home to two
football clubs,
Olimpo de Bahía Blanca
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and
Club Villa Mitre (
second division
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).
The city is also well known for its basketball club Estudiantes which is on the ''Liga Nacional de Basquetbol.''
Administrative divisions
Bahía Blanca Partido is subdivided into eleven divisions known as ''localidades'':
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Bahía Blanca 301,531 inhabitants
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General Daniel Cerri 8,716 inhabitants
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Cabildo 2,125 inhabitants
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Grünbein 3,194 inhabitants
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10,486 inhabitants
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Villa Bordeu 982 inhabitants
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Villa Espora - Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora 1,604 inhabitants
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Villa Harding Green
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Villa Stella Maris
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Villa Nueva
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Rosendo López 5,000 inhabitants
Settlements
The main towns in Bahia Blanca Partido are, including its population according to the :
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Bahía Blanca, 258,243
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Grünbein, 3,194
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Villa Bordeau 982
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Villa Espora - Base Aeronaval
Comandante Espora, 1,604
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Cabildo, 2,125
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General Cerri, 6,515
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Villa Harding Green
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Villa Stella Maris
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Álferez San Martín
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Corti
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Napostá
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La Viticola
* Rural area, 1,627
* Villa Italia
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Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
Populated places established in 1928