Escobar
Partido de Escobar | |
|---|---|
 location of Escobar Partido in Greather Buenos Aires | |
| Coordinates: 34°21′S 58°46′W / 34.350°S 58.767°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Seat | Belén de Escobar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ariel Sujarchuk (FdT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 277 km2 (107 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 178,155 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | escobarense |
| Postal Code | B1625 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 348 |
| Website | escobar.gob.ar |
Escobar Partido is a partido in the northern part of the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 178,000 inhabitants in an area of 277 km2 (107 sq mi), and its capital city is Belén de Escobar, which is 32 km (20 mi) from Buenos Aires.
Escobar is home to a significant population of Japanese Argentines.
