Bahía Blanca Partido

Bahia Blanca Partido de Bahia Blanca
Department
Location of Bahia Blanca Partido within Buenos Aires Province
Country	Argentina
Established	April 11, 1828
Founded by	Colonel Ramón Bernabé Estomba
Seat	Bahía Blanca
Government
• Mayor	Cristian Breitenstein, PJ
Population
• Total	284,776
Demonym(s)	bahiense
Postal Code	B8000
IFAM	BUE008
Area Code	0291
Coordinates
Patron saint	Merced Virgen
Website	http://www.bahiablanca.gov.ar

The Partido de Bahía Blanca is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province is located at the south-west of the province in central Argentina at coordinates

The provincial subdivision holds a population of 284,776 inhabitants in an area of 2,300 km² (888 sq mi), and its capital city is Bahía Blanca, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean.

Sports

The city of Bahía Blanca has a strong sporting tradition. It is home to two football clubs, Olimpo de Bahía Blanca and Club Villa Mitre (second division).

The city is also well known for its basketball club Estudiantes which is on the Liga Nacional de Basquetbol.

Central atlantic part of Argentina.

Administrative divisions

Bahía Blanca Partido is subdivided into eleven divisions known as localidades:

• Bahía Blanca 301,531 inhabitants
• General Daniel Cerri 8,716 inhabitants
• Cabildo 2,125 inhabitants
• Grünbein 3,194 inhabitants
• Ingeniero White 10,486 inhabitants
• Villa Bordeu 982 inhabitants
• Villa Espora - Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora 1,604 inhabitants
• Villa Harding Green
• Villa Stella Maris
• Villa Nueva
• Rosendo López 5,000 inhabitants

Settlements

The main towns in Bahia Blanca Partido are, including its population according to the 2001 census [INDEC]:

• Bahía Blanca, 258,243
• Grünbein, 3,194
• Ingeniero White, 10,486
• Villa Bordeau 982
• Villa Espora - Base Aeronaval
  Comandante Espora, 1,604
• Cabildo, 2,125
• General Cerri, 6,515
• Villa Harding Green
• Villa Stella Maris
• Álferez San Martín
• Corti
• Napostá
• La Viticola
• Rural area, 1,627
• Villa Italia [?]