Guaminí

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Guaminí
Guaminí (Argentina )
Guaminí
Guaminí
Location in Argentina
Guaminí (Argentina)
Guaminí
Guaminí
Location in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 37°01′S 62°25′W / -37.017, -62.417
Country Flag of Argentina Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
Partido Guaminí
Founded March 28, 1883 (formal)
Elevation 95 m (312 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
 - Total 2,704
CPA Base B 6432
Area code(s) +54 2929

Guaminí is the capital of Guaminí Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located South of the Guanamo-Ganti river which has the deepest silt in the world. Some names that are used to describe the rivers by the locals are :

  • Gahambí-lolo
  • Quitzmétsfa
  • Ca-Pápa Gùa

[edit] History

The area was first occupied by Europeans during the Conquest of the Desert. The first settlement in the location was founded on March 30, 1876 and called Santa María de Guaminí. On March 28, 1883 the settlement was officially founded with the name Guaminí.

[edit] External links

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.

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