Benito Juárez is a city in

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, Argentina. It is the

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. The town and its partido are named after former

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; the name was chosen to make a gesture of friendship between Argentina and Mexico.

Geography

Benito Juárez's main city had a population of 14,279 (INDEC, 2010), which represented a 3% growth since 2001 when the city had a population of 13,868.

Climate

Benito Juárez's climate is mild, with an average temperature of and of precipitation annually. Minimum temperatures below have been recorded in the winter months. Rainfall occurs throughout the year but more frequently in between the months of October and March.

Orography

Towards the Partido of Tandil is set the Tandilia System, an ancient mountain range and one of the oldest rock formations on Earth. The small hills are about high and are all that remain of this once mighty mountain range. The most known hills are: "San Martín de la Tinta", "Lomadas" and "El Sombrerito". The system is built on two billion year old igneous and metamorphic rock that most likely was a part of the supercontinent

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when its coasts were uplifted during the Paleoproterozoic Era. Layers of stratified sediments built up on this base over a period of hundreds of millions of years. Many of these sediments consist of quartz arenite and claystones containing an abundance of fossils and offer insights into life on Earth after the Cambrian–Ordovician extinction event of 488 million years ago.

Notable individuals

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, mayor of La Plata (2023–present; 1991-2007) former Minister of Justice and Humans Rights, ex-CEO of

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* , professional driver; TC Mouras 2012 champion in the ACTC 3° category * Emiliano Narbaits, world champion of Pelota-Paleta Pamplona 2012 *

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, sports journalist specialized in motor racing. (

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, Vice Minister of Economy of Argentina (2003-2007) * Atilio Marinelli (May 5, 1933 - July 24, 1978), movie and television actor during the decades of 1950, 1960, and 1970

References

External links

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Benito Juárez website
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