Arrecifes

Infobox Settlement
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subdivision_name1 = Buenos Aires
subdivision_type2 = Partido
subdivision_name2 = Arrecifes
established_title = Founded
established_date = September 20 1586
population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 27,000
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postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = 2740
area_code = +54 2478
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Arrecifes is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Arrecifes Partido.

History

*September 20 1586 the first ranch ("estancia") in the "Pago de los Arrecifes" was created. The first population at the Arrecifes river banks appeared after 1600. At this time it was a forced path to cross the Arrecifes river in the route to Alto-Peru and Chile.
*1767: The "Cabildo" (In the Spanish colony, cabildos were in charge of the city administration and the justice) created the Arrecifes district, the second in the province.
*1785: The first mayor is elected.
*March 1 1856: The first City hall is built and the local government established.
*1950: Officially declared a City

Location

Arrecifes is located in the North of the Buenos Aires province at 175 km northwest from Buenos Aires City. It is the head city of the Bartolomé Mitre district.

Economy

Arrecifes has an approximate surface of 1,000 square kilometres. The main economical activity is farming. Fields of soy beans, corn and wheat are common around Arrecifes. The city is also an important center of textil factories.