Escobar Partido

Escobar
Partido de Escobar
location of Escobar Partido in Greather Buenos Aires
location of Escobar Partido in Greather Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°21′S 58°46′W / 34.350°S 58.767°W / -34.350; -58.767
CountryArgentina
SeatBelén de Escobar
Government
 • MayorAriel Sujarchuk (FdT)
Area
 • Total
277 km2 (107 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
178,155
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demonymescobarense
Postal Code
B1625
IFAM
Area Code348
Websiteescobar.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.

Barrios of Buenos Aires urban area