The Partido de Bahía Blanca is a
partido of the
Buenos Aires Province
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is located at the south-west of the province in central
Argentina
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at coordinates
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
Bahía Blanca (; English: ''White Bay''), colloquially referred to by its own local inhabitants as simply Bahía, is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires province of Argentina, centered on the northwestern end of the eponymous Blanc ...
, 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
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clubs,
Olimpo de Bahía Blanca
Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized in ...
and
Club Villa Mitre (
second division).
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
Bahía Blanca (; English: ''White Bay''), colloquially referred to by its own local inhabitants as simply Bahía, is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires province of Argentina, centered on the northwestern end of the eponymous Blanc ...
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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Ingeniero White 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
Bahía Blanca (; English: ''White Bay''), colloquially referred to by its own local inhabitants as simply Bahía, is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires province of Argentina, centered on the northwestern end of the eponymous Blanc ...
, 258,243
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Grünbein, 3,194
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Ingeniero White, 10,486
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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