Veinticinco de Mayo (or 25 de Mayo) (in English: 25 May) is a town situated in the centre of

Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province an ...

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and has a population of 22,581 (2001). Founded on 8 November 1836, it is the capital city of the partido of the same name. The city takes its name from 25 May 1810, the day on which

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

began the process leading to a formal declaration of independence by forming its own junta (''assembly'') and inviting the other provinces to join it. The city is 220 km from

, and 240 km from

La Plata La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. According to the 2022 Argentina census, census, the La Plata Partido, Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938,287 inhabit ...

, the provincial capital. Plaza Mitre in the centre of the city is one of the most attractive and well looked after squares in the region. In recent years, the town has greatly benefited from the boom in agricultural production.

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Carnivals in the town
Veinticinco de Mayo Partido Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1836 1836 establishments in Argentina {{buenosAiresAR-geo-stub