Maipú, Buenos Aires

Maipú
Maipú Location in Argentina
Maipú Location in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 36°52′S 57°52′W / 36.867°S 57.867°W / -36.867; -57.867Coordinates: 36°52′S 57°52′W / 36.867°S 57.867°W / -36.867; -57.867
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Maipú
Founded	1875
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
– Total	8,865
CPA Base	B 7160
Area code(s)	+54 2268

Maipú is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Maipú Partido. It has a population of 8,865. Being located in the Pampa depressed the land is low and swampy. The predominant activity in its catchment area is the breeding of cattle. Provides a central service provider to the rural area. It is located in the important traffic of Route 2, which connects the City of Buenos Aires, which lies at 264 km, with Mar del Plata. It also has an airfield. Founded in 1875 by Francisco Bernabé Madero settlement for the authorities of the jurisdiction.

History

Since 1864 he has a history of the formation of a village that later became known Maipú. In 1866, more precisely on 17 April, the then Justice of the Peace Party, with headquarters at the "Mari-Huincul, Don Enrique Sundbland, the only public land reserves remaining at the site, southeast of the current site for the foundation of a people. The land they had settled the fledgling village belonged to Francisco Bernabé Madero were bordering with the current party of Gral. Guido. As of April 1, 1875 approving the route and the name requested by Madero, which was to Maipu. The work was completed on September 26, 1878 and decree declaring that date patido head, accepting the donations made by Madero land for the building of the court, municipality, school, church, square and cemetery.

Sports

Liga Maipuense de fútbol

Featured Maipuenses

• Francisco Bernabé Madero, politician, lawyer and an Argentine businessman, Vice President of the Nation between 1880 and 1886. He founded the city of Maipú
• Oscar Alende, Argentine physician and politician, Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires in the period 1958-1962, Member of the Nation on several occasions (1952-1955 and 1985-1996) and founder of the PI.
• Julian Camino, football player, champion Estudiantes de La Plata in the Metropolitan National 1982 and 1983. Argentina Football Team during the period 1983-1985. He was part of the coaching staff by Alejandro Sabella who led Estudiantes de La Plata (Libertadores champion 2009 and Opening 2010)
• Silvio Duarte, football player
• Cristóbal Repetto, tango singer
• Mariano Castro, is an Argentine singer Roots Reggae sound and reggae fusion known as Dread Mar-I. He attended college and working at the bakery from his father (J. Lynch and Alsina) in Maipú before returning to Buenos Aires where he began his career as a singer.

Milestones

• In 1929 Juan Manuel Fangio dispute his first race as a companion Manuel Ayerza, on a '28 four-cylinder Chevrolet. The competition is played between Coronel Vidal and Maipú

External links

• http://diario.alta-joda.com.ar

Http://www.carnavaldemaipu.com.ar/ (website of Carnaval Nacional de la Amistad in Spanish)

• Http://www.semanamaipuens.com.ar/ (newspaper in Spanish)