Quilmes Partido

Quilmes is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, within the Gran Buenos Aires conurbation.

Quilmes
Partido de Quilmes
location of Quilmes Partido in Gran Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°43′S 58°16′W
CountryArgentina
EstablishedAugust, 14th 1812
Founded byFirst Triumvirate decree
SeatQuilmes
Government
  MayorMayra Mendoza (Union for the Homeland)
Area
  Total125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Population
  Total580,829
  Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demonymquilmense "quilmeño/a"
Postal Code
B1876, B1878, B1879, B1881, B1882
IFAM
Area Code011
Patron saintExaltation of the Holy Cross (14 september)
Websitewww.quilmes.gov.ar

It has an area of 125 square kilometres (48 sq mi), and a population of 580,829 (2010 census [INDEC]), making it the third-most populous partido in the Gran Buenos Aires. Named after the Quilmes Tribe, its capital is the city of Quilmes.

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