Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires Province

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Veinticinco de Mayo


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pushpin_map_caption =Location in Argentina
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pushpin_map1 = Buenos Aires Province
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pushpin_map_caption1 =Location in Buenos Aires Province
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARG
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Buenos Aires
subdivision_type2 = Partido
subdivision_name2 = Veinticinco de Mayo
established_title = Founded
established_date = November 8 1836
population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 22,581
population_density_km2 =
latd = 35
latm = 25
longd = 60
longm = 10
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elevation_m = 58
postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = 6660
area_code = +54 2345
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Veintecinco de Mayo (or 25 de Mayo) (in English: 25 May) is a town situated in the centre of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina and has a population of 22,581 (2001). Founded on 8 November 1836, it is the capital city of the partido of the same name. The city takes its name from 25 May 1810, the day on which Buenos Aires began the process leading to a formal declaration of independence by forming its own junta and inviting the other provinces to join it. The city is 220 km from Buenos Aires, and 240 km from La Plata, the provincial capital.

Plaza Mitre in the centre of the city is one of the most attractive and well looked after squares in the region.

External links

*ar-mi-muni|BUE130
*es icon [http://www.25virtual.com.ar/ Virtual 25]
*es icon [http://www.carnavalde25.com/ Carnivals in the town]