La Matanza Partido

Infobox Partido Argentina
name= La Matanza
official name= Partido de La Matanza
coat of arms= Sin escudo.svg


location= location of La Matanza in Gran Buenos Aires
capital= San Justo
foundation= 1784
founder=
pop= 1,255,288
density= 267.62 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= +11.95% (1991-2001)
resident= "matanzero"
tel= 011 or 02202
post= B1625
coor= coord|34|43|S|58|38|W
area= convert|325.71|km2|sqmi|2|abbr=on
dist1= convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on
dist2=
patron=
mayor= Fernando Espinoza, PJ
web= http://www.lamatanza.gov.ar
ifam= BUE065

La Matanza Partido is a partido located in the Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 1.2 million inhabitants in an area of convert|325.71|km2|sqmi|2|abbr=on, and its capital city is San Justo, which is located around convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on from Buenos Aires.

History

The name of the Partido comes from a confrontation that Diego Mendoza the brother of conquistador Pedro de Mendoza had with the Querandí tribe in 1536, where him and 22 children that were with him died. In his name, this area and the river are named La Matanza (The Slaughter), sometimes using the plural form.

The Partido was named Pago until 1730, then Partido de Matanza y Pozos (Partido of Slaughter and Wells): it was then a largely unpopulated rural area, and was led by a two-mayor system. In 1784, the Partido was divided in two, Las Matanzas and Cañada de Morón (Morón's Gully). In 1856, the capital city San Justo was founded.

Population

As of June of 2007, the population is estimated at 1,3512,803. According the Argentine census bureau, the INDEC, the population was 1,121,298 in 1991 and 1,255,288 in 2001. It is the most populated Partido in the Province of Buenos Aires and the second biggest municipality after Córdoba

Districts

* Aldo Bonzi
* Ciudad Evita
* Ciudad Madero
* González Catán
* Gregorio de Laferrere
* Isidro Casanova
* La Tablada
* Lomas del Mirador
* Rafael Castillo
* Ramos Mejía
* San Justo
* Tapiales
* Veinte de Junio
* Villa Luzuriaga
* Virrey del Pino

External links

*es icon [http://www.lamatanza.gov.ar Municipality of La Matanza]
*es icon [http://www.unlam.edu.ar National University of La Matanza]
*es icon [http://www.sanjustolm.com Sitio de la ciudad de San Justo]