Quilmes
Partido de Quilmes | |
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Coordinates: 34°43′S 58°16′W / 34.717°S 58.267°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Established | August, 14th 1812 |
Founded by | First Triumvirate decree |
Seat | Quilmes |
Government | |
• Intendant | Mayra Mendoza (Union for the Homeland) |
Area | |
• Total | 125 km2 (48 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 580,829 |
• Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | quilmense "quilmeño/a" |
Postal Code | B1876, B1878, B1879, B1881, B1882 |
IFAM | |
Area Code | 011 |
Patron saint | Exaltation of the Holy Cross (14 september) |
Website | www |
Quilmes is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, within the Gran Buenos Aires conurbation.
It has an area of 125 square kilometres (48 sq mi), and a population of 580,829 (2010 census [INDEC]),[1] making it the third-most populous partido in the Gran Buenos Aires. Named after the Quilmes Tribe, its capital is the city of Quilmes.