Coronel Rosales Partido

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Coronel Rosales
Partido de Coronel Rosales
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Argentina - Buenos Aires - Coronel Rosales.svg
location of Coronel Rosales Partido in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 38°52′S62°05′W / 38.867°S 62.083°W / -38.867; -62.083
Country Argentina
EstablishedOctober 15, 1948
Founded byprovincial law
Seat Punta Alta
Government
  MayorNéstor Hugo Starc (Partido Vecinalista)
Area
  Total1,312 km2 (507 sq mi)
Population
  Total60,892
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym rosaleño
Postal Code
B8109
IFAM
Area Code02932
Website http://www.coronelrosales.gov.ar [ permanent dead link ]

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

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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.[ citation needed ]

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.

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