Necochea Partido

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Necochea Partido
Official name	Partido de Necochea
Capital	Necochea
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	July 19, 1865 Ángel Ignacio Murga
Population:
- Total	89,096
- Density	20.00 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+5.34% (1991-2001)
Demonym	necochense
Telephone code	02262
Post Code	B7630
Location
- Coordinates	38°33′S, 58°44′W
Area	4,455km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	528km
- to La Plata	435km
Patron Saint	Virgen del Carmen
Mayor	Daniel Molina , UCR
Web Site	http://www.necochea.gov.ar
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

Necochea is a coastal partido and city area in the south-east of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The seat of the municipality is the port of Necochea.

The partido has a population of around 89,000 people, in an area of 4,455km². In the census of 2001 Neochea Partido had a population density of exactly 20.00 inhabitants per square kilometre.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Settlements

[edit] Geography

As of 2001 the district had about 90,000 inhabitants. The district covers an area of 4.455 km² and lies about 530 kilometres south of Buenos Aires.

[edit] History

The partido was founded on July 19, 1865 and the settlement was founded on October 12 1881 by Ángel Ignacio Murga .

The town of Necochea obtained its status as a city on July 26, 1911.

[edit] Geography

The partido has a salt-water lake known as El Lago de los Cisnes, (Necochea Lake).

[edit] Economy

The economy of Necochea benefits from an influx of tourists from Gran Buenos Aires during the summer vacation season (December-February).

The main elements of the non-tourist economy are farming, the production of agricultural chemicals and biodeisel.

[edit] Settlements

• Necochea
• Balneario Los Ángeles
• Balneario Costa Bonita
• Energía
• La Dulce
• Juan Nepomuceno Fernández
• Ramón Santamarina y Claraz

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