Tornquist Partido

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Tornquist
Official name	Partido de Tornquist
Capital	Tornquist
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	1910 Ernesto Tornquist
Population:
- Total	11,759
- Density	2.81 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+ 9.47% (1991-2001)
Demonym	tornquistense
Telephone code	0291
Post Code	B8160
Location
- Coordinates	38°06′S 62°13′W
Area	4,184 km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	585km
- to La Plata	?
Patron	?
Mayor	Gerardo Rattero, P.J.
Web Site	http://www.escribahia.org/tornquist.htm
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

Tornquist Partido is a partido located in the south west of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,184km², and its capital city is Tornquist, which is located around 634km from Buenos Aires.

[edit] Economy

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

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

[edit] Places

• Berraondo
• Chasicó
• Choique
• Estomba
• García del Río
• Nueva Roma
• Pelicura
• Saldungaray
• Tornquist
• Sierra de La Ventana
• Villa Serrana La Gruta
• Villa Ventana

[edit] External links

• Tornquist Partido (Spanish)

• Live Argentina site