General Lavalle

General Lavalle
Ajó
City
General Lavalle
General Lavalle
General Lavalle (Argentina)
Coordinates: 36°23′S 56°58′W / 36.383°S 56.967°W / -36.383; -56.967Coordinates: 36°23′S 56°58′W / 36.383°S 56.967°W / -36.383; -56.967
Country  Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
Partido General Lavalle
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total 1,472
CPA Base B 7103
Area code(s) +54 2252

General Lavalle (also known as Ajó[1]) is a city located in the east of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] It's the administrative center of the partido of General Lavalle, and the General Lavalle municipality. It has a population of 3,046 (2001 census [INDEC]. The city, partido, and municipality, are named after Juan Lavalle (1797-1841), who was a military and political figure in the early years of the Argentine state.

The city is about a two-hour drive from Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport. On the shores of the Ajó river, which flows from the interior of the province into Samborombón Bay, it has deep-waters port close to the sea.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Ajó (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ General Lavalle (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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


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