General Lavalle Partido
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General Lavalle Partido is the easternmost partido
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...

 of Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...

 in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 3,000 inhabitants in an area of 2875 km² (1,110 sq mi), and its capital city is General Lavalle
General Lavalle
General Lavalle is a town located in the east of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's the head of the partido of General Lavalle, and the General Lavalle municipality. It has a population of 3,046 , who was a military and political figure in the early years of the Argentine state.The city...

, which is located 323 km (201 mi) from Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

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The partido is named after Juan Lavalle
Juan Lavalle
Juan Galo de Lavalle was an Argentine military and political figure.-Biography:Lavalle was born in Buenos Aires to María Mercedes González Bordallo and Manuel José de La Vallée y Cortés, general accountant of rents and tobacco for the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.In 1799, the family moved to...

 (1797-1841), who was a military and political figure in the early years of the Argentine state.

Settlements

  • General Lavalle
    General Lavalle
    General Lavalle is a town located in the east of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's the head of the partido of General Lavalle, and the General Lavalle municipality. It has a population of 3,046 , who was a military and political figure in the early years of the Argentine state.The city...

  • Pavón
  • Chacras de General Lavalle

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