Coronel Rosales
Partido de Coronel Rosales
Coat of arms of Coronel Rosales
location of Coronel Rosales Partido in Buenos Aires Province
location of Coronel Rosales Partido in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 38°52′S 62°05′W / 38.867°S 62.083°W / -38.867; -62.083
CountryArgentina
EstablishedOctober 15, 1948
Founded byprovincial law
SeatPunta Alta
Government
  MayorNéstor Hugo Starc (Partido Vecinalista)
Area
  Total1,312 km2 (507 sq mi)
Population
  Total60,892
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonymrosaleño
Postal Code
B8109
IFAM
Area Code02932
Websitehttp://www.coronelrosales.gov.ar

Coronel Rosales Partido is a partido on the southern coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 61,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,312 km2 (507 sq mi), and its capital city is Punta Alta, which is around 650 km (404 mi) from Buenos Aires.

Attractions

The coastal village of Pehuen Có is popular with tourists from Gran Buenos Aires and it benefits from a beautiful beach, woodlands, a shipwreck, and some interesting fossils.

Sport

The city of Punta Alta is home to Sporting Punta Alta, a football club that play in the regionalised 4th Division of Argentinian football.

Settlements

  • Punta Alta, 57,296
  • Bajo Hondo 165
  • Calderón (Rosales)
  • Paso Mayor
  • Pehuen Có 674
  • Villa del Mar, 353
  • Villa General Arias, 1,777


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