Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires

Marcos Paz
Marcos Paz Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°46′S 58°50′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Marcos Paz
Founded	1878
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	39,151
CPA Base	B 1727
Area code	+54 220

Marcos Paz is the capital of Marcos Paz Partido, in the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, located 48 kilometres west of Buenos Aires.

Although the city of Marcos Paz was officially founded in 1878, the city was first established in 1870, near the Estación Coronel Doctor Marcos Paz railway station. With a population of 39.529 (INDEC 2001), it is the county's largest (and only) city.

Notable residents

• Juan Carlos Onganía Carballo (1914–1995), military dictator and President of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970.
• Jorge Rafael Videla (1925–2013), military dictator and President of Argentina from 29 March 1976 to 29 March 1981.
• Rodolfo Arruabarrena, football player, coach
• Braian Toledo, Olympic javelinist

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipal website
• (in Spanish) Marcos Paz Noticias
• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)