General Rodríguez is a western partido of

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, in

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. It is a district on the far western outskirts of

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Name

The partido and its capital are named after Martín Rodríguez, a hero of the defense of Buenos Aires from the British invasion of 1806, a veteran of the

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, and a former governor of Buenos Aires.

Geographic Location

General Rodríguez is in the northeast portion of Buenos Aires Province, and it is from Buenos Aires City. It is also bounded by Pilar, Moreno, Marcos Paz, Merlo and Luján cities. The physical geography of the place corresponds to the Urbanised Pampeana Prairie of Buenos Aires.

Population

According to the preliminary estimates of the total population for General Rodríguez of the census of 2010, the population is 87,491 inhabitants. • Population in 1991: 48,383 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) • Population in 2001: 67,931 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001)

Sports in the city

General Rodríguez is home to several polo clubs of Argentina.

External links

* 1878 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub