Vedia, Buenos Aires

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Vedia
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 34°40′S61°33′W / 34.667°S 61.550°W / -34.667; -61.550
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Province Bandera Buenos Aires.svg Buenos Aires
Partido Leandro N. Alem
Founded23 May 1885
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
  Total8,089
CPA Base
B 6030
Area code +54 02354

Vedia is a town, created in 1913, in the far northwestern part of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Leandro N. Alem Partido. [1]

The town is named after the Argentine military leader Julio de Vedia.

Notes and references

  1. "Partido de Leandro N. Alem" (in Spanish). NoroesteBonaerense. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001.

Municipal information : Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)


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