Ramallo 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 in the far north 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 29,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,040km², and its capital city is Ramallo

Ramallo, Buenos Aires

Ramallo is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Ramallo Partido. It is located on next to the Río Paraná.-Economy:...

, which is located around 250 km 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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Ramallo massacre

On September 17, 1999 Ramallo hit the headlines when the provincial police opened fire on a getaway car from a bankrobbery, two of the hostages in the car were killed. There are several theories to explain the police action, ranging from incompetence to a scandal involving former president Carlos Menem

Carlos Menem

Carlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...

 and the suspicious death of his son.

Famous residents

• Sergio Bizzio
  Sergio Bizzio
  Sergio Bizzio is an Argentine writer and director. He was born on December 3, 1956, in Villa Ramallo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.Among his works, the short story 'cinismo' was the basis for the 2007 movie XXY.Other works include 'Rage'....
  
   Writer and director
• Federico Luppi actor
• José Massaroli
  José Massaroli
  José María Massaroli is an Argentine comic artist, born in the Ramallo Partido, Buenos Aires Province.He studied arts at the Instituto Ida with Angel Borisoff, Narciso Bayón, and Pablo Pereyra. In 1973, he published his first comic book stories in the Manuel García Ferré's magazines: Hijitus and...
  
   graphic novelist
• Juan María Traverso
  Juan María Traverso
  Juan María El Flaco Traverso , is a retired car racing driving, now living in Beccar...
  
   racing driver

Settlements

• Ramallo
  Ramallo, Buenos Aires
  Ramallo is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Ramallo Partido. It is located on next to the Río Paraná.-Economy:...
  
  , cabecera municipal (district capital)
• Las Bahamas, Buenos Aires|Las Bahamas
• El Paraíso, Buenos Aires|El Paraíso
• Pérez Millán
• Villa Ramallo
• Villa General Savio

External links

• Municipalidad de Ramallo (Spanish)
• Ramallo Ciudad (Spanish)
• Ramallo Web (Spanish)