Almirante Brown Partido

Almirante Brown
Partido de Almirante Brown
Department

Almirante Brown location in Gran Buenos Aires
Country Argentina
Established 1875
Founded by provincial law
Seat Adrogué
Government
  Mayor Daniel Bolettieri, Front for Victory
Population
  Total 555,731[1]
Demonym(s) brownense
Postal Code B1846
IFAM BUE004
Area Code 011
Coordinates 34°47′S 58°24′W / 34.783°S 58.400°W / -34.783; -58.400
Website http://www.almirantebrown.gov.ar

Almirante Brown is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located at the south of the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, at coordinates 34°47′S 58°24′W / 34.783°S 58.400°W / -34.783; -58.400.

It has an area of 129.33 km² (49.9 sq mi) and 555,731 inhabitants (2010 census [INDEC]),[1] and its capital is Adrogué.

Name

The partido is named after Irish born General William Brown who led the Argentine navy in the Argentine War of Independence and helped Argentina gain her independence from the Spanish Empire.

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