Malvinas Argentinas Partido

"Malvinas Argentinas" redirects here. For other uses, see Malvinas (disambiguation) and Malvinas Argentinas (disambiguation). For the islands in the South Atlantic, see Falkland Islands.

Malvinas Argentinas Partido is a partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area. It has an area of 63.8 km² (24.6 sq mi) and according to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the population was 321,833 inhabitants. (2010 census [INDEC]). Its capital is Los Polvorines, and its largest city is Grand Bourg.

Malvinas Argentinas Partido Partido de Malvinas Argentinas
Department
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location of Malvinas Argentinas Partido in Gran Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°27′S 58°37.8′W
Country	Argentina
Established	October 20, 1994
Founded by	provincial law 11551
Seat	Los Polvorines
Government
• Mayor	Leonardo Nardini (PJ)
Area
• Total	63.8 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	321,833
• Density	5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Demonym	malvinense
Postal Code	B1613
IFAM	BUE078
Area Code	011
Website	malvinasargentinas.gob.ar

Its name reflects Argentina's disputed claims of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas in Spanish). It was created on October 20, 1994 by Provincial Law #11551, seceding from the partido of General Sarmiento, which was dissolved the following year.

Its capital, Los Polvorines, was founded on the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano railway, along with the neighboring town of Del Viso. The union of the lands around these two train stations originated the district.

By Decree #4520, the federal government on 17 December 1908, created the train stop Los Polvorines, which name came from the Sargento Cabral munitions depot (polvorín in Spanish), established by the Argentine Army nearby.

Settlements

• El Triángulo
• Los Polvorines
• Grand Bourg
• Ingeniero Adolfo Sourdeaux
• Ingeniero Pablo Nogués
• Tierras Altas
• Tortuguitas
• Villa de Mayo

External links

Media related to Malvinas Argentinas Partido at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• (in Spanish) InfoBAN noticias de Malvinas Argentinas Archived 2007-12-31 at the Wayback Machine