- Pilar, Buenos Aires Province
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pilar
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pushpin_map_caption =Location inGreater Buenos Aires
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARG
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Buenos Aires
subdivision_type2 =Partido
subdivision_name2 = Pilar
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population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 226,517
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latd = 34
latm = 29
longd = 58
longm = 55
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elevation_m = 18
postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = 1629
area_code = +54 2322
website =Pilar is a city in the province of Buenos Aires,
Argentina . It has a population of more than 226,000 inhabitants as per the census-ar|2001. Pilar is part of theGreater Buenos Aires urban conurbation and is the head of the administrative division ofPilar Partido .Pilar is the site where the
Treaty of Pilar was signed onFebruary 23 1820 , establishing the basis for Argentine federalism. Because of this relevant event, the city of Pilar is acknowledged as the "Cradle of National Federalism". This Treaty marked the end of the war between the provinces of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe against Buenos Aires.Pilar has experienced a huge demographic expansion, specially in the last decade, that has brought with it rapid economic development. The city has become known as an exclusive residential hideaway from downtown
Buenos Aires where many affluent families own houses located within private country clubs.References
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* [http://www.pilar.gov.ar Municipality of Pilar] - Official website.
* [http://www.reservadelpilar.com.ar/ Pilar Natural Reserve]
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