Campana Partido
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Campana Partido is a partido
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...

 in the north-east of Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...

 in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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The provincial subdivision has a population of around 84,000 inhabitants in an area of 982 km² (379 sq mi), and its capital city is Campana
Campana, Buenos Aires
Campana is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the Campana Partido. It is located about from Buenos Aires City, on the right-hand margin of the Paraná River, Its population is 84,000 inhabitants as per the ....

, which is located 75 km (47 mi) from Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

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Economy

The economy of Campana went through significant decline in the late 20th Century, but the town and its partido are going through an economic and cultural resurgence, which is reflected by its recent growth in population.

Attractions

  • Museo del Automóvil "Manuel Iglesias", display of antique car
    Antique car
    In the United States, an antique car is generally defined as a car over 45 years of age, this being the definition used by the Antique Automobile Club of America. However, the legal definition for the purpose of antique vehicle registration varies widely. The antique car era includes the veteran...

    s, including the oldest car in Argentina.
  • Museo Ferroviario, museum of the Central Argentino and Mitre railway lines.
  • Teatro Municipal "Pedro Barbero", Theatre
  • Salón de Exposiciones "Ronald Nash", exhibition and conference centre.
  • Centro Cultural La Rosa
  • Librería El Garage, display of local arts.

Sports

Campana is home to Club Villa Dálmine
Villa Dálmine
Club Villa Dálmine is a football club from Campana district in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in Primera C Metropolitana, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system.Due to some financial crisis, the club was named Club...

, a football club that currently plays in Argentina's regionalised 4th division
Primera C Metropolitana
The Primera C is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level four is the Torneo Argentino B....

, and to Puerto Nuevo
Club Atlético Puerto Nuevo
Club Atlético Puerto Nuevo is an Argentine association football club from Campana in Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. The team currently plays at the Primera D Metropolitana, the fifth division of the Argentine league system....

, an older club that plays in 5th division
Primera D Metropolitana
The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level five is the Torneo Argentino C....

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Locations

  • Campana
    Campana, Buenos Aires
    Campana is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the Campana Partido. It is located about from Buenos Aires City, on the right-hand margin of the Paraná River, Its population is 84,000 inhabitants as per the ....

  • Alto Los Cardales
  • Barrio Los Pioneros
  • Lomas del Río Luján

External links

Municipality of Campana La Comedia de Campana Pollution and Cancer in Campana InfoBAN Campana
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