Belén de Escobar (or Escobar) is a city in the urban conurbation of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative seat for Escobar Partido.[1]
Belén de Escobar | |
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  Belén de Escobar Location in Buenos Aires Province  Belén de Escobar Belén de Escobar (Argentina) | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′S 58°49′W / 34.333°S 58.817°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Escobar |
| Founded | March 4, 1877 |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 54,678 |
| CPA Base | B 1625 |
| Area code | +54 3488 |
The city has an important Japanese Argentine population; its Japanese garden is a notable landmark.
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House in Belén de Escobar -
Entrance to the Japanese garden of Belén de Escobar
References
edit- ^ "135º aniversario de Belén de Escobar". Escobar: Noticias de Escobar: El Día de Escobar (in Spanish). 1 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
External links
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Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Official website Archived 2019-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spanish) Ciudad Floral website
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