Bernal | |
|---|---|
| Ciudad de Bernal | |
 Seal | |
 Location in Quilmes | |
  Bernal Location in Greater Buenos Aires | |
| Coordinates: 34°42′00″S 58°17′00″W / 34.70000°S 58.28333°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires Province |
| Partido | Quilmes |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Declared city | 1970 |
| Founded by | Pedro Bernal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mayra Mendoza (Union for the Homeland) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.62 km2 (9.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (55 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 130,790 |
| • Density | 5,537.26/km2 (14,341.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (P) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (O) |
| Código Postal (CP) | B1876 |
| Website | www.quilmes.gov.ar |
Bernal is a city located in the northeast of Quilmes in the province of Buenos Aires, approximately 10 miles south of the city of Buenos Aires. It is the second largest and most populated city in the Partido of Quilmes. Bernal borders Avellaneda Partido and Lanús Partido to the north-west, the city of Quilmes to the south-east, Almirante Brown Partido and Lomas de Zamora Partido to the south-west the Río de la Plata to the north-east.
Bernal consists of the neighborhoods of Barrio Parque, Villa Cramer, Villa Alcira, and Bernal Centre, among others. The Railway General Roca divides the city in two.
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- ^ "INDEC Census 2001". Archived from the original on 2006-06-13.