General Las Heras Partido is a small partido in the northeast of

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. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 13,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is General Las Heras, which is from

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. The partido and its main town are named after Juan Gregorio de las Heras, a hero of the

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and governor of Buenos Aires.

Towns

* General Las Heras, Buenos Aires (district capital) *Enrique Flynn *General Hornos *La Choza *Lozano *Plomer *Villars

External links

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1864 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub