General Alvarado Partido

Infobox Partido Argentina
name= General Alvarado
official name= Partido de General Alvarado
coat of arms= Sin escudo.svg


location= location of General Alvarado Partido in Buenos Aires Province
capital= Miramar
foundation= September 29 1891
founder= Fortunato de la Plaza
pop= 34,391
density= 20.51 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= +13.18% (1991-2001)
resident= "alvaradense"
tel= 02291
post= B7607
coor= coord|38|09|21|S|58|01|42|W|region:AR|display=inline,title
area= convert|1599|km2|sqmi|0|lk=on|abbr=on
dist1= convert|450|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on
dist2= convert|390|km|mi|0|abbr=on
patron= San Andrés
mayor= Tomás Hogan, PJ
web= http://www.mga.gov.ar
ifam= BUE042

General Alvarado Partido is a partido located on the Atlantic Coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 34,000 inhabitants in an area of convert|1599|km2|sqmi|0|lk=on|abbr=on, and its capital city is Miramar, which is located convert|450|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on from Buenos Aires.

Economy

Like many of the partidos on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province, the economy of General Alvarado Partido is dominated by seasonal tourism.

The vast majority of the tourists come from Gran Buenos Aires in the summer holiday season (December-February).

ettlements

*Miramar
*Mar del Sud convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Miramar
*Comandante Nicanor Otamendi: convert|35|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Miramar
*Mechongué: convert|50|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of Miramar
*Centinela del Mar

External links

*es icon [http://www.mga.gov.ar General Alvarado Website]