Quilmes

Quilmes
City
Quilmes Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°43′00″S 58°16′00″W / 34.71667°S 58.26667°W / -34.71667; -58.26667
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires Province
Partido	Quilmes
Founded	1666
Declared city	1916
Government
• Intendant	Mayra Mendoza (Union for the Homeland)
Elevation [1]	17 m (56 ft)
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA Base	B 1878, B 1879
Area code	+54 11
Website	www.quilmes.gov.ar

Quilmes (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkilmes]) is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the southeast end of the Greater Buenos Aires, being some 17 km (11 mi) away from the urban centre area of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and is the seat of the eponymous partido (district).