Quilmes Partido

Quilmes
Partido de Quilmes
Official seal of Quilmes
Official logo of Quilmes
location of Quilmes Partido in Gran Buenos Aires
location of Quilmes Partido in Gran Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°43′S 58°16′W / 34.717°S 58.267°W / -34.717; -58.267
CountryArgentina
EstablishedAugust, 14th 1812
Founded byFirst Triumvirate decree
SeatQuilmes
Government
 • IntendantMayra Mendoza (Union for the Homeland)
Area
 • Total125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Population
 • Total580,829
 • Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demonymquilmense "quilmeño/a"
Postal Code
B1876, B1878, B1879, B1881, B1882
IFAM
Area Code011
Patron saintExaltation of the Holy Cross (14 september)
Websitewww.quilmes.gov.ar

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.

Quilmes Municipal Building (town hall)