General Pinto Partido is a partido on the northern border of

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. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is General Pinto, which is around from

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. The partido and its district capital are named after General

Manuel Guillermo Pinto Manuel Guillermo Pinto (1783 – June 28, 1853) was an Argentine general officer, general and Legislator, lawmaker. Pinto was born in Buenos Aires, and studied at the Illuminated Block, Royal College of San Carlos. He completed further studie ...

, who fought in the defence of Buenos Aires against the English and in the

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. He later went on to serve as

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. The partido was reduced in size in 1991 due to the creation of

Florentino Ameghino Partido Florentino Ameghino Partido is a partido in the northwest of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Florentino Ameghino, which is from B ...

Settlements

* General Pinto *

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(Estación Iriarte) * Dos Hermanos * Dussaud *

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* Günther * Ingeniero V. Balbín (Villa Roth) * Los Callejones * Pazos Kanki *

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(Estación Coronel Granada) *

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External links

* 1891 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub