Partidos of Buenos Aires explained

A partido is the second-level administrative subdivision only in the . They are formally considered to be a single administrative unit, usually contain one or more population centers (i.e., towns and cities), and are divided into localidades. The subdivision in partidos in Buenos Aires Province is distinct from all other provinces of Argentina, which call their second-level subdivisions departamento and are further subdivided into distinct municipalities.

History

By the end of 18th century the town council (cabildo) of Buenos Aires established the first partidos in the countryside: San Isidro del Pago de la Costa (San Isidro) in 1779 and San Vicente, Quilmes, Magdalena, La Matanza, Cañada de Morón (Morón), Las Conchas (Tigre) and San Pedro in 1784.

At the head of every partido, the cabildo appointed a rural judge called Alcalde de la Santa Hermandad.The judge, or alcalde, had the mission to maintain the law and order in the surrounding rural area of Buenos Aires, fighting against cattle raiders. The alcalde was helped by a constabulary called Santa Hermandad (Holy Brotherhood) created in the late 15th century by the Catholic Monarchs and transplanted to the colonies.

In 1821 the Governor Martín Rodríguez and his minister Bernardino Rivadavia dissolved the cabildos and since then was the governor itself who appointed the judges, now called Juez de Paz (Justice of the Peace), his administrative territory was called Partido judicial (Judicial district) hence the name of the subdivision.

In 1856 the office of Juez de Paz was replaced by a Presidente de la Municipalidad, or Municipal President. It was appointed by the Governor from a list of three candidates presented by the Municipales, or councillors, who were elected by the citizens of the different partidos.

Since 1890 the head of the government is called Intendente (Intendant), or Mayor, and is directly elected by the citizens.

On October 24, 1864 the Legislature of the Province of Buenos Aires sanctioned law № 422, dividing the province into 45 partidos: Arrecifes, Baradero, Barrancas al Sud (Avellaneda), Belgrano (Barrio Belgrano), Cañuelas, Carmen de Areco, Chacabuco, Chascomús, Chivilcoy, del Pilar, Ensenada, Exaltación de la Cruz, General las Heras, General San Martín, Giles, Junín, Matanza, Las Conchas (Tigre), Lobos, Lomas de Zamora, Luján, Magdalena, Mercedes, Merlo, Monte, Moreno, Morón, Navarro, Pergamino, Quilmes, Ramallo, Ranchos, Rivadavia, Rojas, Salto, San Antonio, San Fernando, San Isidro, San José de Flores (Barrio Flores), San Nicolás, San Pedro, San Vicente, Suipacha, Viedma and Zárate.

Government

scope"col" Populationscope"col" Councillors
at most 5,0006
5,000-10,00010
10,000-20,00012
20,000-30,00014
30,000-40,00016
40,000-80,00018
80,000-200,00020
more than 200,00024
Every partido is administered by an executive and a legislative branch, respectively, the mayor (intendente) and a council (concejo deliberante), similar to a county council. It is considered a strong mayor-council form of government.

The mayor is elected to four-year terms and can be reelected for a new term. If they have been re-elected, they can not be re-elected in the same position, but with an interval of one period.

The council is a unicameral body, one-half of whose members are elected every two years to serve four-year terms and can be reelected for a new term. If they have been re-elected, they can not be re-elected in the same position, but with an interval of one period.

The number of councillors depends on the population of every partido.According to decret-law 6769/58 the number of councillors varies as follows:

List of partidos

Buenos Aires Province is divided into 135 partidos.

NameCapitalArea (km2)PopulationFlagCoat of
Arms / Logos		Map
Adolfo AlsinaCarhué5,88217,552
Adolfo Gonzáles ChavesAdolfo Gonzales Chaves3,78912,914
AlbertiAlberti1,12312,982
Almirante BrownAdrogué129584,827
ArrecifesArrecifes1,24432,215
AvellanedaAvellaneda56367,554
AyacuchoAyacucho6,75621,977
AzulAzul6,63875,905
Bahía BlancaBahía Blanca2,240336,574
BalcarceBalcarce4,12048,982
BaraderoBaradero1,53040,002
Benito JuárezBenito Juárez5,33622,292
BerazateguiBerazategui220358,712
BerissoBerisso145100,930
BolívarSan Carlos de Bolívar4,93537,594
BragadoBragado2,19946,504
BrandsenBrandsen1,11432,448
CampanaCampana986110,566
CañuelasCañuelas1,18670,684
Capitán SarmientoCapitán Sarmiento54915,965
Carlos CasaresCarlos Casares2,53223,100
Carlos TejedorCarlos Tejedor3,91214,079
Carmen de ArecoCarmen de Areco1,06117,499
CastelliCastelli2,1139,594
ChacabucoChacabuco2,29052,731
ChascomúsChascomús3,15942,452
ChivilcoyChivilcoy2,05970,839
ColónColón1,00127,504
Coronel DorregoCoronel Dorrego5,84515,968
Coronel PringlesCoronel Pringles5,25724,420
Coronel RosalesPunta Alta1,29067,503
Coronel SuárezCoronel Suárez5,98442,110
DaireauxDaireaux3,82318,422
DoloresDolores1,97832,032
EnsenadaEnsenada11463,997
EscobarBelén de Escobar301256,268
Esteban EcheverríaMonte Grande121338,480
Exaltación de la CruzCapilla del Señor63740,159
EzeizaEzeiza238201,511
Florencio VarelaFlorencio Varela190496,433
Florentino AmeghinoFlorentino Ameghino1,81310,790
General AlvaradoMiramar1,62845,526
General AlvearGeneral Alvear3,36613,031
General ArenalesGeneral Arenales1,48616,350
General BelgranoGeneral Belgrano1,85820,791
General GuidoGeneral Guido2,3263,174
General La MadridGeneral La Madrid4,81411,618
General Las HerasGeneral Las Heras75118,022
General LavalleGeneral Lavalle2,7054,870
General MadariagaGeneral Juan Madariaga2,98222,624
General PazRanchos1,20014,207
General PintoGeneral Pinto2,55812,941
General PueyrredónMar de Plata1,462667,082
General RodríguezGeneral Rodríguez367142,709
General San MartínSan Martín57450,575
General ViamonteLos Toldos2,14022,649
General VillegasGeneral Villegas7,26235,251
GuaminíGuaminí4,82411,801
Hipólito YrigoyenHenderson1,64510,661
HurlinghamHurlingham36185,641
ItuzaingóItuzaingó38180,232
50326,992
JunínJunín2,255103,787
La CostaMar del Tuyú234100,689
La MatanzaSan Justo3271,841,247
La PlataLa Plata893768,470
LanúsLanús50461,267
LapridaLaprida3,44811,646
Las FloresLas Flores3,34127,239
Leandro N. AlemVedia1,60617,266
LezamaLezama1,0476,221
LincolnLincoln5,77845,506
LoberíaLobería4,72018,243
LobosLobos1,72641,760
Lomas de ZamoraLomas de Zamora89690,323
LujánLuján771111,008
MagdalenaMagdalena1,85026,830
MaipúMaipú2,60411,323
Malvinas ArgentinasLos Polvorines63350,674
Mar ChiquitaCoronel Vidal3,08933,110
Marcos PazMarcos Paz42267,011
MercedesMercedes1,05072,980
MerloMerlo174582,486
MonteSan Miguel del Monte1,87624,868
Monte HermosoMonte Hermoso2008,465
MorenoMoreno186576,632
MorónMorón55331,183
NavarroNavarro1,62019,899
NecocheaNecochea4,566102,110
Nueve de JulioNueve de Julio4,29152,607
OlavarríaOlavarría7,666125,751
PatagonesCarmen de Patagones13,56437,646
PehuajóPehuajó4,52344,783
PellegriniPellegrini1,8217,143
PergaminoPergamino3,005115,340
PilaPila3,4494,642
PilarPilar385394,754
PinamarPinamar6639,449
Presidente PerónGuernica122102,106
PuanPuan6,37616,613
Punta IndioVerónica1,60512,297
QuilmesQuilmes92633,391
RamalloRamallo1,04839,730
RauchRauch4,31316,635
RivadaviaAmérica3,95519,849
RojasRojas2,06025,627
Roque PérezRoque Pérez1,55613,977
SaavedraPigüé3,54622,537
SaladilloSaladillo2,70635,656
SalliquelóSalliqueló7969,427
SaltoSalto1,61139,425
San Andrés de GilesSan Andrés de Giles1,12926,510
San Antonio de ArecoSan Antonio de Areco86226,897
San CayetanoSan Cayetano2,9978,994
San FernandoSan Fernando de la Buena Vista993171,616
San IsidroSan Isidro52297,282
San MiguelSan Miguel83328,835
San NicolásSan Nicolás de los Arroyos681167,824
San PedroSan Pedro1,35768,613
San VicenteSan Vicente66198,215
SuipachaSuipacha94311,786
TandilTandil4.855145,575
TapalquéTapalqué4.16910,783
TigreTigre394446,949
TordilloGeneral Conesa1,3342,542
TornquistTornquist4.16014,810
Trenque LauquenTrenque Lauquen5,49849,309
Tres ArroyosTres Arroyos5,92762,426
Tres de FebreroCaseros45364,176
Tres LomasTres Lomas1,2529,164
Veinticinco de MayoVeinticinco de Mayo4,78935,563
Vicente LópezOlivos35282,281
Villa GesellVilla Gesell16437,463
VillarinoMédanos10,39932,717
ZárateZárate1,185132,221

See also

Spanish language page has more data on more of the partidos: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Partidos_de_la_provincia_de_Buenos_Aires

External links

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