Ensenada Partido () is a district (a "
partido") of
Buenos Aires Province,
Argentina
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, belonging to the Greater
La Plata
La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from ...
area, just south of the
Gran Buenos Aires
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urban conglomerate.
The provincial district has a population of about 51,448 inhabitants in an area of only ; its capital city is
Ensenada, from
Buenos Aires
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and from
La Plata
La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from ...
.
History
The district spans the area historically known as
Ensenada de Barragán
Ensenada is a Spanish word meaning ''bay''.
Ensenada may also refer to:
Boats
* Ensenada 20, an American sailboat design
People
* N. Senada, a possible composer who is said to have collaborated with the rock band The Residents
* Marquis of E ...
(Barragán's Cove). The old coastal site forms part of what is today Santiago Island. A military battery and defensive wall was built there in the early 18th century, known as
Fuerte Barragán (''Fort Barragán''). On 5 May 1801
Viceroy
A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the French word ''roy'', meaning "k ...
Marqués de Avilés founded the village of
Ensenada. In 1882, the government of
Dardo Rocha declared it as temporary provincial capital while the new city of
La Plata
La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from ...
was being built.
Settlements
*
Ensenada
*
Punta Lara
*
Villa Catella
*
Dique Nº 1
*
Isla Santiago
External links
*
Information about Ensenada
Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
La Plata
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