General Rodríguez Partido

Infobox Partido Argentina
name= General Rodríguez
official name= Partido de General Rodríguez
coat of arms= Sin escudo.svg


location= location of General Rodriguez Partido in Gran Buenos Aires
capital= General Rodríguez
foundation= October 25 1878
founder= provincial law 1497
pop= 67,931
density= 188.7 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= + 40.4% (1991-2001)
resident= "rodriguense"
tel= 0237
post= B1748
coor= coord|34|37|S|58|57|W
area= convert|360|km2|sqmi|0|lk=on|abbr=on
dist1= convert|55|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on
dist2= convert|120|km|mi|0|abbr=on
patron= Nuestra Señora del Carmen
mayor= Marcelo Coronel
web= http://www.generalrodriguez.gov.ar
ifam= BUE054

General Rodríguez is a western partido of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, in Argentina. It is a district located on the far western outskirts of the city.

Name

The Partido and its capital are named after Martín Rodríguez (1771-1845), a hero of the defence of Buenos Aires from the British invasion of 1806, a veteran of the Argentine War of Independence and a former governor of Buenos Aires.

External links

*es icon [http://www.diarioaccion.com.ar Acción (local newspaper)]
*es icon [http://www.generalrodriguez.com/ Website for Gral. Rodríguez]