Tandil Partido
Encyclopedia
Tandil Partido is a partido
of Buenos Aires Province
in Argentina
.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 108,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,935 km², and its capital city is Tandil
, which is located around 350 km from Buenos Aires
.
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...
.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 108,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,935 km², and its capital city is Tandil
Tandil
-Place name:The name of the city comes from the Mapuche words tan , and lil . It is probably a reference to the Piedra Movediza , a large boulder which stood seemingly miraculously balanced on the edge of a rocky foothill. The Moving Stone toppled on February 29, 1912, and split into two pieces at...
, which is located around 350 km 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...
.
Settlements
- TandilTandil-Place name:The name of the city comes from the Mapuche words tan , and lil . It is probably a reference to the Piedra Movediza , a large boulder which stood seemingly miraculously balanced on the edge of a rocky foothill. The Moving Stone toppled on February 29, 1912, and split into two pieces at...
- María Ignacia
- Gardey
- De la Canal
- Desvío Aguirre
Attractions
- Tandil Plaza Independencia
- Tandil Lake
- Piedra Movediza (Moving Rock)
- Sierra del Tigre
- Club Deportivo SantamarinaClub Deportivo SantamarinaClub Deportivo Santamarina is a football club from Tandil in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It currently plays in Torneo Argentino A, which is the regionalised third tier of the Argentine Football Association league system....
, football club - Tandil Hipódromo, horse racing venue
- Valle Escondido Club de Golf
- Tandil Aeroclub
Famous residents
- Mauro CamoranesiMauro CamoranesiMauro Camoranesi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian Argentine World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Lanús in the Argentine Primera División. He is a midfielder, usually on the right wing...
(October 4, 1976), footballer - Mariano GonzálezMariano GonzálezMariano Nicolás González is an Argentine footballer who plays for Estudiantes de La Plata. He can operate as both an attacking midfielder or a winger.-Club career:...
(May 5, 1981), footballer - Guillermo Pérez-RoldánGuillermo Pérez-RoldánGuillermo Pérez-Roldán is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.Pérez-Roldán was known particularly as a strong clay court player. He turned professional in 1986. Between 1987 and 1993, he won nine top-level singles titles...
(October 20, 1969), tennis player - Mariano ZabaletaMariano ZabaletaMariano Zabaleta is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1996. He had an unusual but effective service motion and fighting spirit...
(February 28, 1978), tennis player - Juan Martín del PotroJuan Martin Del PotroJuan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
(September 23, 1988), tennis player - Juan MónacoJuan MónacoJuan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
(March 29, 1984), tennis player - René LavandRené LavandHéctor René Lavandera, usually known as René Lavand , is a magician from Argentina specialising in close-up performance...
(September 24, 1928), magician - Víctor LaplaceVíctor LaplaceVíctor Laplace is an acclaimed Argentine film actor. He has appeared in over 80 films since 1970, such as Eva Perón and Un Amor en Moisés Ville in 2001, as well as extensive local and international theatre credits.-Filmography:#Detrás del sol, más cielo - Antón#Angelelli, la...
(May 30, 1943), actor
External links
- Tourist house (English)
- Tandilfullchat, Gente de Tandil (Spanish)
- Tourist Guide (English)
- Tandil.com (Spanish)
- Tandil City (Spanish)
- Info Tandil (Spanish)
- National University of Central Buenos Aires (Spanish)
- Tandil Hipodromo (Spanish)
- Club Deportivo Santamarina (Spanish)
- Tandil Moving Rock (Spanish)