General_Lavalle

General Lavalle

General Lavalle

City in Buenos Aires, Argentina

General Lavalle (also known as Ajó[1]) is a city located in the east of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] It's the administrative center of the partido of General Lavalle, and the General Lavalle municipality. It has a population of 3,046 (2001 census [INDEC]. The city, partido, and municipality, are named after Juan Lavalle (1797-1841), who was a military and political figure in the early years of the Argentine state.

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The city is about a two-hour drive from Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport. On the shores of the Ajó river, which flows from the interior of the province into Samborombón Bay, it has deep-waters port close to the sea.

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    Ajó (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. [2]
    General Lavalle (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)

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