Ranchos, Buenos Aires

Ranchos
Ranchos Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 35°30′59″S58°19′8″W / 35.51639°S 58.31889°W / -35.51639; -58.31889
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	General Paz
Founded	January 15, 1781
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	7,333
CPA Base	B 1987
Area code	+54 2241

Ranchos is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for General Paz Partido.

The settlement was established on January 15, 1871 by provincial law number 422.

Attractions

• The town lies near "Laguna Ranchos" lake, which features three islands and a range of flora and fauna.
• Replica Fort, in 1967 a replica of the original fort built in 1781.
• Ranchos Historical Museum.
• Festival de Fortines, a festival that takes place on the central island of Lake Ranchos.
• Church of Nuestra Señora del Pilar, built in 1863.

External links

• Media related to Ranchos, Buenos Aires at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipal information : Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)