Pellegrini 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...

 located on the eastern border 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

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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 6,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,820km², and its capital city is Pellegrini

Pellegrini, Buenos Aires

Pellegrini is a town on the western border of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Pellegrini Partido.The town is named in honour of Carlos Pellegrini , who served as Governor of Buenos Aires, and as President of Argentina....

, which is located around 490km 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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Name

The Partido is named in honour of Carlos Pellegrini

Carlos Pellegrini

Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....

 (1846-1906), who served as Governor of Buenos Aires, and as President of Argentina

President of Argentina

The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...

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Settlements

• Pellegrini
  Pellegrini, Buenos Aires
  Pellegrini is a town on the western border of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Pellegrini Partido.The town is named in honour of Carlos Pellegrini , who served as Governor of Buenos Aires, and as President of Argentina....
  
  
• De Bary
• Bocayuva

External links

• Pellegrini Website (Spanish)
• Photos of Pellegrini City (Spanish)