Belén de Escobar

Belén de Escobar
Belén de Escobar
Belén de Escobar
Belén de Escobar (Argentina)
Coordinates: 34°20′S 58°49′W / 34.333°S 58.817°W / -34.333; -58.817
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoEscobar
FoundedMarch 4, 1877
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2010 census [INDEC])
 • Total
54,678
CPA Base
B 1625
Area code+54 3488

Belén de Escobar (or Escobar) is a city in the urban conurbation of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative seat for Escobar Partido.[1]

The city has an important Japanese Argentine population; its Japanese garden is a notable landmark.

References

  1. ^ "135º aniversario de Belén de Escobar". Escobar: Noticias de Escobar: El Día de Escobar (in Spanish). 1 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

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