Necochea is a coastal partido and city area in the southeast of the

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. The seat of the municipality is the port of

Necochea Necochea is a port and beach city in the southwest of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The city is located on the Atlantic coast, along the mouth of the Quequén Grande River, from Buenos Aires and southwest of Mar del Plata. The city proper ...

. The partido has a population of around 89,000 people, in an area of . In the census of 2001 Neochea Partido had a population density of exactly .

Geography

As of 2001 the district had about 90,000 inhabitants. The district covers an area of and lies about south of

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History

The partido was founded on July 19, 1865 and the settlement was founded on October 12, 1881 by Ángel Ignacio Murga. The town of Necochea obtained its status as a city on July 26, 1911.

Geography

The partido has a salt-water lake known as ''El Lago de los Cisnes'', ( Swan's Lake).

Economy

The economy of Necochea benefits from an influx of tourists from

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during the summer vacation season (December–February). The main elements of the non-tourist economy are farming, the production of agricultural chemicals and biodeisel.

Settlements

* Balneario Los Ángeles * Balneario Costa Bonita * Energía * La Dulce * Juan Nepomuceno Fernández * Ramón Santamarina y Claraz 1865 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub