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Ramallo
Partido de Ramallo | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
 location of Ramallo Partido in Buenos Aires Province | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′S 60°01′W / 33.483°S 60.017°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | October 25, 1864 |
| Founded by | provincial law |
| Seat | Ramallo |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Mauro Poletti (UP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 29,179 |
| • Density | 28.1/km2 (72.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | ramallense |
| Postal Code | B2915 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 03407 |
| Patron saint | ? |
| Website | ramallo.gov.ar |
Ramallo is a partido in the far north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 29,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi), and its capital city is Ramallo, which is around 250 km (160 mi) from Buenos Aires.
Ramallo massacre
[edit]On September 17, 1999, provincial police opened fire on a getaway car from a bank robbery, and two of the hostages in the car were killed.[1][2] There are several theories to explain the police action, ranging from incompetence to a scandal involving former president Carlos Menem and the suspicious death of his son.[3][4][1]
Notable people
[edit]- Sergio Bizzio, writer and director
- Federico Luppi, actor
- José Massaroli, comics artist
- Juan María Traverso, racing driver
- La Mosca Tsé - Tsé, a rock fusion band, led by Guillermo Novellis
Settlements
[edit]- Ramallo, cabecera municipal (district capital)
- Las Bahamas
- El Paraíso
- Pérez Millán
- Villa Ramallo
- Villa General Savio
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Investigarán a todos los efectivos". La Nación (in Spanish). 19 September 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Masacre de Ramallo: condenan al gobierno bonaerense a indemnizar a los familiares de las víctimas". La Nación (in Spanish). 6 March 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Duda Mendonça no previó ni a Zulema ni a Ramallo". Página/12 (in Spanish). 19 September 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "El juez es un incompetente". Página/12 (in Spanish). 18 September 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramallo Partido.
- Official website
- Ramallo Ciudad (Spanish)
- Ramallo Web (Spanish)
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