Leandro N. Alem Partido

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Leandro N. Alem

Official name

Partido de Leandro Nicéforo Alem

Capital

Vedia

Country
Province

Argentina
Buenos Aires

Foundation
Founder

October 8, 1918
provincial law 3665

Population:

- Total

16,358

- Density

10.22 Inhabitants/km²

- Population change

-1.18% (1991-2001)

Demonym

alemense

Telephone code

02354

Post Code

B6030

Location

- Coordinates

34°30′S, 61°29′W

Area

1,603 km² (619 sq mi)

Distance:

- to Buenos Aires

329 km (204 mi)

- to La Plata

392 km (244 mi)

Patron Saint

Mayor

Alberto Conocchiari, UCR

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Leandro N. Alem Partido is a partido located in the north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 16,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,603 km² (619 sq mi), and its capital city is Vedia, which is located 329 km (204 mi) from Buenos Aires.

[edit] Name

The Partido is named in honour of Leandro Nicéforo Alem (1844-1896) an Argentine politician, founder of the Radical Civic Union political party and mentor to Hipólito Yrigoyen who became President of Argentina.