General Rivas

General Rivas
Town
General Rivas
Coordinates: 34°37′S59°46′W / 34.617°S 59.767°W / -34.617; -59.767
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partidos	Suipacha
Established	1875
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Population  (2001 Census)
• Total	472 [1]
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA Base	B 6614
Climate	Dfc

General Rivas is a town located in the Suipacha Partido in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Geography

General Rivas is located 152 km (94 mi) from the city of Buenos Aires. ^[2]

History

The region that now makes up the town was likely first explored by the Spanish in either the 1790s or the early 1800s. ^[3]

General Rivas was founded in 1875. ^[4] Rivas was established on lands belonging to Don Francisco Alori. ^[5] The town was named after Ignacio Rivas, a general who fought in the Battle of Caseros. A church, the San Roque Chapel, was constructed in Rivas in 1898. ^{[6] [7]} A railway station in the town was completed in 1890. ^[8]

Population

According to INDEC, which collects population data for the country, the town had a population of 427 people as of the 2001 census. ^[1]

References

1. "Provincia de Buenos Aires según localidad. Población censada en 1991 y población por sexo en 2001". INDEC. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
2. "El antiguo pueblito cerca de Buenos Aires que te invita a tener un relax rural único". Ambito. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
3. Capucci, José (2016). El Pueblo Que Nunca se Entregó (PDF). p. 8. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
4. "La escapada a 2 horas de Buenos Aires a un pueblo mágico con menos de 500 habitantes". C5N. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
5. "General Rivas: el pueblito bonaerense de 500 habitantes con forma de triángulo". El Ciudadano. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
6. Silvina, Varela. "El pueblo, a menos de 2 horas de Capital, que sorprende con 3 propuestas para comer bien y disfrutar de largas sobremesas". La Nación. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
7. "Escapada rural: A sólo 2 horas de Buenos Aires, un pueblo escondido que lo tiene todo". La Nación. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
8. "El pueblo de 500 habitantes que solo tiene un bodegón donde funcionaba una sodería". TN. Retrieved 21 September 2025.