Coronel Rosales Partido
Coronel Rosales Partido is a partido on the southern coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
Coronel Rosales
Partido de Coronel Rosales | |
|---|---|
 location of Coronel Rosales Partido in Buenos Aires Province | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′S 62°05′W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | October 15, 1948 |
| Founded by | provincial law |
| Seat | Punta Alta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Néstor Hugo Starc (Partido Vecinalista) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,312 km2 (507 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 60,892 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | rosaleño |
| Postal Code | B8109 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 02932 |
| Website | http://www.coronelrosales.gov.ar |
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 61,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,312 km2 (507 sq mi), and its capital city is Punta Alta, which is around 650 km (404 mi) from Buenos Aires.
Attractions
The coastal village of Pehuen Có is popular with tourists from Gran Buenos Aires and it benefits from a beautiful beach, woodlands, a shipwreck, and some interesting fossils.
Sport
The city of Punta Alta is home to Sporting Punta Alta, a football club that play in the regionalised 4th Division of Argentinian football.
Settlements
- Punta Alta, 57,296
- Bajo Hondo 165
- Calderón (Rosales)
- Paso Mayor
- Pehuen Có 674
- Villa del Mar, 353
- Villa General Arias, 1,777
External links
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