Los Polvorines

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Los Polvorines
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Los Polvorines
Coordinates: 34°30′S58°42′W / 34.500°S 58.700°W / -34.500; -58.700
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Province Bandera Buenos Aires.svg Buenos Aires
Partido Malvinas Argentinas
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
  Total53,354
CPA Base
B 1613
Area code +54 11
Railway station, Los Polvorines. Provincia de Buenos Aires - Los Polvorines - Estacion 2.jpg
Railway station, Los Polvorines.

Los Polvorines is a district (localidad) in the urban conurbation of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the county seat of Malvinas Argentinas Partido of Buenos Aires Province.

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