Leandro N. Alem Partido is a 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...

 located in the north of Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province

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 in Argentina

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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 16,000 inhabitants in an area of 1603 km² (619 sq mi), and its capital city is Vedia, which is located 329 km (204 mi) from Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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Name

The Partido is named in honour of Leandro Nicéforo Alem

Leandro Alem

Leandro Nicéforo Alem was an Argentine politician, born in Buenos Aires, a founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. Alem was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen. His father, was the chief of Rosas' political police, the Mazorca. He was executed after the battle of Caseros...

 (1844-1896) an Argentine politician, founder of the Radical Civic Union

Radical Civic Union

The Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...

 political party and mentor to Hipólito Yrigoyen

Hipólito Yrigoyen

Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Irigoyen Alem was twice President of Argentina . His activism became the prime impetus behind the obtainment of universal suffrage in Argentina in 1912...

 who became President of Argentina

President of Argentina

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Settlements

• Vedia
  Vedia, Buenos Aires
  Vedia is a town in the far North-West of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Leandro N. Alem Partido.The town is named after Argentine military leader Julio de Vedia ....
  
   (pop. 8,089)
• Leandro N. Alem
  Leandro N. Alem, Buenos Aires
  Leandro N. Alem is a town in the , and the only municipality forming the partido of the same name. As of the it has a population of 16,358 inhabitants....
  
   (pop. 16,358)
• Juan B. Alberdi
• Alberdi Viejo (pop. 336)
• El Dorado (pop. 316)
• Fortín Acha (pop. 93)
• Perkins (pop. 2,430)
• Trigales

External links

provincial Website