Coronel Vidal

Coronel Vidal
Coronel Vidal
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 37°27′S 57°43′W / 37.450°S 57.717°W / -37.450; -57.717Coordinates: 37°27′S 57°43′W / 37.450°S 57.717°W / -37.450; -57.717
Country  Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
Partido Mar Chiquita
Founded May 28, 1883
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
  Total 6,320
CPA Base B 7174
Area code(s) +54 2265

Coronel Vidal is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Mar Chiquita Partido.

The settlement was founded on 28 May 1883 by Dardo Rocha, and named in honour of Don Celestino Vidal, a hero of the Argentine War of Independence.

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


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