Necochea Partido Partido de Necochea | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 location of Necochea Partido in Buenos Aires Province | |
| Coordinates:38°33′S58°44′W / 38.550°S 58.733°W /-38.550; -58.733 | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | July 19, 1865 |
| Founded by | Ángel Ignacio Murga |
| Seat | Necochea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arturo Rojas (Nueva Necochea) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,455 km2 (1,720 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 104,977 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Demonym | necochense |
| Postal Code | B7630 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 02262 |
| Patron saint | Virgen del Carmen |
| Website | www |
Necochea is a coastalpartido and city area in the southeast of theBuenos Aires Province,Argentina. The seat of the municipality is the port ofNecochea.
The partido has a population of around 104,977 people, in an area of 4,455 km2 (1,720 sq mi). In the census of 2001 Neochea Partido had a population density of exactly 20.00 inhabitants per square kilometre (51.8/sq mi).
As of 2001 the district had about 90,000 inhabitants. The district covers an area of 4,455 km2 (1,720 sq mi) and lies about 530 kilometres (330 mi) south ofBuenos Aires.
The partido was founded on July 19, 1865 and the settlement was founded on October 12, 1881 byÁngel Ignacio Murga.
The town of Necochea obtained its status as a city on July 26, 1911.
The partido has a salt-water lake known asEl Lago de los Cisnes, (Swan's Lake).
The economy of Necochea benefits from an influx of tourists fromGran Buenos Aires during the summer vacation season (December–February).
The main elements of the non-tourist economy are farming, the production of agricultural chemicals andbiodiesel.
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