Laprida Partido
Laprida
Partido de Laprida | |
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location of Laprida Partido in Buenos Aires Province | |
| Coordinates: 36°02′S 59°06′W / 36.033°S 59.100°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | September 16, 1889 |
| Seat | Laprida |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Fisher (PJ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,340 km2 (1,290 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,683 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym | lapridense |
| Postal Code | B7414 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 02285 |
| Website | laprida.gov.ar |
Laprida Partido is a partido in central Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 9,600 inhabitants in an area of 3,340 km2 (1,290 sq mi). Its capital city is Laprida, 480 km (298 mi) from Buenos Aires on the Ferrocarril General Roca railway line to Olavarría and on provincial routes RP 51, RP 75, RP 76 and RP 86. It sits on fertile pampas land, and its main economy is agriculture.
It is named after Francisco Narciso Laprida, president of the Congreso de Tucumán, and co-signer of Argentina's Independence Declaration in 1816.