Coronel Rosales Partido

Department in Argentina
Coronel Rosales
Partido de Coronel Rosales
Department
Coat of arms of Coronel Rosales
Coat of arms
location of Coronel Rosales Partido in Buenos Aires Province
location of Coronel Rosales Partido in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 38°52′S 62°05′W / 38.867°S 62.083°W / -38.867; -62.083
CountryArgentina
EstablishedOctober 15, 1948
Founded byprovincial law
SeatPunta Alta
Government
 • MayorNéstor Hugo Starc (Partido Vecinalista)
Area
 • Total1,312 km2 (507 sq mi)
Population
 • Total60,892
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonymrosaleño
Postal Code
B8109
IFAM
BUE029
Area Code02932
Websitehttp://www.coronelrosales.gov.ar[permanent dead link]

Coronel Rosales Partido is a partido on the southern coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 61,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,312 km2 (507 sq mi), and its capital city is Punta Alta, which is around 650 km (404 mi) from Buenos Aires.

Attractions

The coastal village of Pehuen Có is popular with tourists from Gran Buenos Aires and it benefits from a beautiful beach, woodlands, a shipwreck, and some interesting fossils.[citation needed]

Sport

The city of Punta Alta is home to Sporting Punta Alta, a football club that play in the regionalised 4th Division of Argentinian football.

Settlements

  • Punta Alta, 57,296
  • Bajo Hondo 165
  • Calderón (Rosales)
  • Paso Mayor
  • Pehuen Có 674
  • Villa del Mar, 353
  • Villa General Arias, 1,777

External links

  • Pehuen Có website Archived 2021-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
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