- Balcarce Partido
Infobox Partido Argentina
name= Balcarce
official name= Partido de Balcarce
coat of arms = Sin escudo.svg
location= Location of Balcarce Partido in Buenos Aires Province
capital= Balcarce
foundation=1865
founder=
pop= 42,040
density= 10.2 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= +2.05%(1991-2001)
resident= "balcarceño"
tel= 02266
post= B7620
coor= coord|37|52|S|58|15|W
area= 4,120 km² (1,591 sq mi)
dist1= 410 km (255 mi)
dist2= 445 km (277 mi)
patron= San José
mayor= José Luis Pérez, PJ
web= http://www.balcarce.gov.ar
ifam= BUE009Balcarce Partido is a partido of
Buenos Aires Province inArgentina .The provincial subdivision has a population of 42,040 inhabitants in an area of 4,120 km² (1,591 sq mi), and its capital city is Balcarce, which is located around convert|410|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on from
Buenos Aires .Name
The partido is named after
Antonio González de Balcarce (1774-1819), an Argentine military commander, governor of Buenos Aires and Supreme Director (president) of Argentina in 1816.Economy
The economy of Balcarce Partido is dominated by
agriculture , other economic activities include mineral extraction andtourism .Farming is dominated by the production of arable crops and
potato es.The impact of modern farming techniques and mining has damaged the natural habitats of indigenous species such as
emu ,jackrabbit ,viscacha andarmadillo .Balcarce is home to Argentina's National Institute of Agricultural Technology, (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria or INTA) and the faculty of agrarian sciences (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata).
Attractions
*
Autodromo Juan Manuel Fangio
*Juan Manuel Fangio Museum ettlements
*
Balcarce
* San Agustín
* Los Pinos
*Napaleofú
* Bosch
*Ramos Otero
*Villa Laguna La Brava .External links
* [http://www.museofangio.com Juan Manuel Fangio museum] (English content)
*es icon [http://www.balcarce.gov.ar Municipality website]
*es icon [http://www.inta.gov.ar/balcarce National Institute of Agricultural Technology website]
*es icon [http://www.mdp.edu.ar/agrarias/1gral/ Faculty of agrarian sciences website]
*es icon [http://www.eldiariosemanal.com.ar 'El Semanal' newspaper]
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