Libertad, Buenos Aires Province

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Libertad


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARG
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Buenos Aires
subdivision_type2 = Partido
subdivision_name2 = Merlo
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population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 100,324
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latd = 34
latm = 41
longd = 58
longm = 41
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elevation_m = 26
postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = 1716
area_code = +54 220
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Libertad is a city located in Merlo Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation.

Its origin goes back to the 1870s when, by that time, a rural settlement was trhiving around a "pulpería" (public house) called "La Libertad" (Freedom), from where the town took its name. During the last decades a group of prominent neighbors had been working to obtain the autonomy of the city and make Libertad a new partido in the province.

According to the census-ar|2001, the population was 100,476.

Libertad is bordered by Parque San Martín (west), Pontevedra (south), Merlo (northwest), San Antonio de Padua and Morón (north) and La Matanza (east).

External links

*es icon [http://www.ciudaddelibertad.com.ar/ City of Libertad]