General Pueyrredón Partido is a '' partido'' located on the Atlantic coast of

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. The ''partido'' covers 1,453 km² and has a population of 564,056 (), most of whom live in the large coastal resort of

Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...

. The ''partido'' was created in 1879. The first mayor was Fortunato de la Plaza.

Name

The partido is named after

Juan Martín de Pueyrredón Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan (December 18, 1777 – March 13, 1850) was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century. He was appointed Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata after the Argentin ...

(1776–1850), who fought in the defence of Buenos Aires against the occupation by the

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in 1806, and fought for his country again in the

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. He later became a politician, serving as governor of Córdoba Province and as Supreme Director of Argentina.

Economy

The economy of General Pueyrredón Partido is dominated by the summer tourist season (December–February), when hundreds of thousands of vacationers make their way from the Gran Buenos Aires urban area to the Atlantic coast of Argentina. The other major industry is fishing. The main city of General Pueyrredón Partido, Mar del Plata, holds one of the most important fishing ports of Argentina. Other industries include arable farming, beef and dairy farming, related agricultural industries,

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and the service sector.

Districts

and its resorts and suburbs * Sierra de los Padres * Laguna de los Padres * Batán * El Coyunco * Gloria de la Peregrina * Colinas Verdes * El Dorado * Santa Paula * Las Margaritas * Barrio 2 de Abril * La Adela * Santa Angela * El Sosiego * Los Zorzales * Las Quintas

External links

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La Capital, local newspaper
1874 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub