Rivadavia is a partido in the northwest of Buenos Aires Province,

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

, on the border with La Pampa Province. It has an area of , and a population of 15,452 (). Palacio Municipal de Rivadavia (Argentina)

The partido, created in 1910, has the town of América as its capital, and its main economic activities are

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, and the cultivation of

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and

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Name

Busto de Rivadavia en América (Argentina)

The partido is named in honour of

Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad González Rivadavia (May 20, 1780 – September 2, 1845) was the first President of Argentina, then called the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, from February 8, 1826 to June 27, 1827. He was educated at t ...

, a veteran of the Argentine War of Independence and President of Argentina 1826–1827.

Towns and Villages

* América (capital, or ''cabecera'', population 10,361, ) *Badano *Cerrito *Condarco *Fortín Olavarría (population 1.005, ) *González Moreno (population 1,663, ) *Mira Pampa (population 54, ) *Roosevelt (population 288, ) *San Mauricio (population 28, ) *Sansinena (population 468, ) *Sumblad (population 96) *Vadano *Valentín Gómez () *Villa Sena

External links

América Digital - portal
(Spanish) 1910 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub