Leandro N. Alem
Partido de Leandro Nicéforo Alem | |
|---|---|
 location of Leandro Alem in Buenos Aires Province | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′S 61°29′W / 34.500°S 61.483°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | October 8, 1918 |
| Founded by | provincial law 3665 |
| Seat | Vedia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Conocchiari (UCR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,603 km2 (619 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,358 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Demonym | alemense |
| Postal Code | B6030 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 02354 |
Leandro N. Alem Partido is a partido in the north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 16,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,603 km2 (619 sq mi), and its capital city is Vedia, which is 329 km (204 mi) from Buenos Aires.
Name
The Partido is named in honour of Leandro Nicéforo Alem, an Argentine politician, founder of the Radical Civic Union political party, and mentor to Hipólito Yrigoyen, who became President of Argentina.
Settlements
- Vedia (pop. 8,089)
- Leandro N. Alem (pop. 16,358)
- Juan B. Alberdi
- Alberdi Viejo (pop. 336)
- El Dorado (pop. 316)
- Fortín Acha (pop. 93)
- Perkins (pop. 2,430)
- Trigales
External links
- (in Spanish) provincial Website
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This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 06:00