Almirante Brown is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located at the south of the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, at coordinates 34°47′S 58°24′W / 34.783°S 58.400°W / -34.783; -58.400.

It has an area of 129.33 km2 (49.9 sq mi) and 555,731 inhabitants (2010 census [INDEC]),[1] and its capital is Adrogué.

Name

The partido is named after Irish-born General William Brown who led the Argentine navy in the Argentine War of Independence and helped the country gain its independence from the Spanish Empire.

Cities

References

  1. ^ a b "2010 Census provisional results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-07.


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