Tornquist Partido

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Tornquist
Partido de Tornquist
Department
Municipio tornquist logo.png
Argentina - Buenos Aires - Tornquist.svg
location of Tornquist Partido in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 38°06′S62°13′W / 38.100°S 62.217°W / -38.100; -62.217
Country Argentina
Established1910
Founded by Ernesto Tornquist
Seat Tornquist
Government
 • MayorSergio Fabián Bordoni (UCR)
Area
 • Total
4,184 km2 (1,615 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
11,759
 • Density2.810/km2 (7.279/sq mi)
Demonym tornquistense
Postal Code
B8160
IFAM
BUE125
Area Code0291
Website tornquist.gob.ar

Tornquist Partido is a partido in the southwest of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina and is named after Ernesto Tornquist, founder of Tornquist, the partido's main city.

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The provincial subdivision has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,184 km2 (1,615 sq mi), and its capital city is Tornquist, which is 634 km (394 mi) from Buenos Aires.

Economy

The economy of Tornquist is dominated by farming, the main agricultural products are: wheat, barley, oats, maize, sunflower, soybeans and sorghum.

There is also large scale production of beef and dairy products, and smaller scale production of pork, chicken, sheep and honey.

Settlements


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