General Alvarado Partido
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General Alvarado Partido is a partido
located on the Atlantic Coast
of Buenos Aires Province
in Argentina
.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 34,000 inhabitants in an area of 1599 km² (617 sq mi), and its capital city is Miramar, which is located 450 km (280 mi) from Buenos Aires
.
The vast majority of the tourists come from Gran Buenos Aires in the summer holiday season (December-February).
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...
located on the Atlantic Coast
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
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 about 34,000 inhabitants in an area of 1599 km² (617 sq mi), and its capital city is Miramar, which is located 450 km (280 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
Like many of the partidos on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province, the economy of General Alvarado Partido is dominated by seasonal tourism.The vast majority of the tourists come from Gran Buenos Aires in the summer holiday season (December-February).
Settlements
- Miramar
- Mar del Sud 16 km (10 mi) south of Miramar
- Comandante Nicanor Otamendi: 35 km (22 mi) north of Miramar
- Mechongué: 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Miramar
- Centinela del Mar