Punta Alta
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Punta Alta is a city in Argentina
, about 20 kilometers southeast of Bahía Blanca
. It has a population of 57,296. It is the capital ("cabecera") of the Coronel Rosales Partido
. It was founded on July 2, 1898.
The city is located near the Atlantic Ocean
, neighbouring the Puerto Belgrano
naval base, which is home to the Argentine Naval fleet.
football team. The basketballers Jorge Faggiano and Daniel Dario Arenas was born in Punta Alta.
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...
, about 20 kilometers southeast of Bahía Blanca
Bahía Blanca
Bahía Blanca is a city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido. It has a population of 274,509 inhabitants according to the...
. It has a population of 57,296. It is the capital ("cabecera") of the Coronel Rosales Partido
Coronel Rosales Partido
Coronel Rosales Partido is a partido located on the southern coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 61,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Punta Alta, which is located around from Buenos Aires.-Attractions:The coastal...
. It was founded on July 2, 1898.
The city is located near the Atlantic Ocean
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...
, neighbouring the Puerto Belgrano
Puerto Belgrano
Base Naval Puerto Belgrano is the largest naval base of the Argentine Navy, situated next to Punta Alta, near Bahía Blanca, about south of Buenos Aires...
naval base, which is home to the Argentine Naval fleet.
Sport
The town is home to the Rosario Puerto Belgrano and Sporting Punta AltaSporting Punta Alta
Club Atlético Sporting are an Argentine Football club, their home town is Punta Alta, in the Coronel Rosales Partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. They played in Argentino B until 2009 when they resigned from the league....
football team. The basketballers Jorge Faggiano and Daniel Dario Arenas was born in Punta Alta.