Olavarría
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Olavarría is a city in the province
of Buenos Aires
, Argentina
, located. It is the capital of the Olavarría Partido
and has over 111,320 inhabitants, per the .
The settlement was officially founded on November 25, 1867, and named in honour of Coronel José Valentín de Olavarría (1801–1845), an early Argentine military leader.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Buenos Aires
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...
, 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...
, located. It is the capital of the Olavarría Partido
Olavarría Partido
Olavarría Partido is a partido located in the central region of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 104,000 inhabitants in an area of 7,715 km², and its capital city is Olavarría, which is located around 350 km from Buenos...
and has over 111,320 inhabitants, per the .
The settlement was officially founded on November 25, 1867, and named in honour of Coronel José Valentín de Olavarría (1801–1845), an early Argentine military leader.