General Alvarado Partido is a
partido on the
Atlantic Coast of
Buenos Aires Province in
Argentina
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.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 34,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is
Miramar, which is from
Buenos Aires
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.
Economy
Like many of the partidos on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province, the economy of General Alvarado Partido is dominated by seasonal tourism.
The vast majority of the tourists come from
Gran Buenos Aires
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in the summer holiday season (December–February).
Settlements
*
Miramar
*
Mar del Sud south of Miramar
* Comandante Nicanor Otamendi: north of Miramar
*
Mechongué: northeast of Miramar
* Centinela del Mar
External links
*
General Alvarado Website
1891 establishments in Argentina
Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
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