- Mar Chiquita Partido
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Mar Chiquita
Official name Partido de Mar Chiquita Capital Coronel Vidal Country
ProvinceArgentina
Buenos AiresFoundation
FounderDecember 25, 1839
Juan Manuel de RosasPopulation: - Total 17,908 - Density 5.75 Inhabitants/km² - Population change +20.32% (1991-2001) Demonym marchiquitense Telephone code 02265 Post Code B7174 Location - Coordinates 34°40′S 59°26′W / 34.667°S 59.433°W Area 3,114 km2 (1,202 sq mi) Distance: - to Buenos Aires 390 km (242 mi) - to La Plata 350 km (217 mi) Patron Saint Mayor Jorge Alberto Paredi, PJ Web Site http://www.marchiquita.gov.ar IFAM Statistics IFAM Mar Chiquita Partido is a partido located on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 18,000 inhabitants in an area of 3,114 km2 (1,202 sq mi) and its capital city is Coronel Vidal.
Economy
The economy of Mar Chiquita Partido is dominated by agriculture, cattle raising, and the summer tourist season (December-February).
Settlements
- Coronel Vidal (pop. 6320)
- General Pirán (pop. 2896)
- Mar Chiquita (pop. 394)
- Santa Clara del Mar (pop. 5204)
- Atlántida (pop. 586)
- Camet Norte (pop. 150)
- Frente Mar (pop. 77)
- Mar de Cobo (pop. 406)
- La Baliza (pop. 94)
- La Caleta (pop. 63)
- La Armonía (pop. 105)
- Vivoratá (pop. 792)
External links
- (Spanish) Mar Chiquita Digital
- (Spanish) Official Site
Categories:- 1839 establishments in Argentina
- Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
- Buenos Aires Province geography stubs
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