Necochea Partido

Necochea Partido

Partido de Necochea
Necochea Partido Partido de Necochea
Department
	Coat of arms
	location of Necochea Partido in Buenos Aires Province
	Coordinates: 38°33′S 58°44′W / 38.550°S 58.733°W
Country	Argentina
Established	July 19, 1865
Founded by	Ángel Ignacio Murga
Seat	Necochea
Government
• Mayor	Arturo Rojas (Nueva Necochea)
Area
• Total	4,455 km2 (1,720 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	104,977
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Demonym	necochense
Postal Code	B7630
IFAM	BUE088
Area Code	02262
Patron saint	Virgen del Carmen
Website	www.necochea.gov.ar

Necochea is a coastal partido and city area in the southeast of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The seat of the municipality is the port of Necochea.

The partido has a population of around 104,977 people, in an area of 4,455 km² (1,720 sq mi). In the census of 2001 Neochea Partido had a population density of exactly 20.00 inhabitants per square kilometre (51.8/sq mi).

Geography[edit]

As of 2001 the district had about 90,000 inhabitants. The district covers an area of 4,455 km² (1,720 sq mi) and lies about 530 kilometres (330 mi) south of Buenos Aires.

History[edit]

The partido was founded on July 19, 1865 and the settlement was founded on October 12, 1881 by Ángel Ignacio Murga.

The town of Necochea obtained its status as a city on July 26, 1911.

Geography[edit]

The partido has a salt-water lake known as El Lago de los Cisnes, (Swan's Lake).

Economy[edit]

The economy of Necochea benefits from an influx of tourists from Gran Buenos Aires during the summer vacation season (December–February).

The main elements of the non-tourist economy are farming, the production of agricultural chemicals and biodiesel.

Avenida 2 -Second Avenue, one of the main roads of the city of Necochea, head of the partido.

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