Leandro N. Alem Partido

Leandro N. Alem
Partido de Leandro Nicéforo Alem
Department

location of Leandro Alem in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 34°30′S 61°29′W / 34.500°S 61.483°W / -34.500; -61.483
Country Argentina
Established October 8, 1918
Founded by provincial law 3665
Seat Vedia
Government
  Mayor Alberto Conocchiari, UCR
Area
  Total 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population
  Total 16,358
  Density 16,000/km2 (42,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) alemense
Postal Code B6030
IFAM BUE070
Area Code 02354

Leandro N. Alem Partido is a partido 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 329 km (204 mi) from Buenos Aires.

Name

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

Settlements

  • Vedia (pop. 8,089)
  • Leandro N. Alem (pop. 16,358)
  • Juan B. Alberdi
  • Alberdi Viejo (pop. 336)
  • El Dorado (pop. 316)
  • Fortín Acha (pop. 93)
  • Perkins (pop. 2,430)
  • Trigales
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