Rivadavia Partido

Rivadavia
Partido de Rivadavia
location of Rivadavia Partido in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 35°29′S 62°59′W / 35.483°S 62.983°W / -35.483; -62.983
CountryArgentina
ProvinceBuenos Aires
EstablishedSeptember 30, 1910
Founded byprovincial law 3273
SeatAmérica
Government
 • IntendantJuan Alberto Martínez (FR
UP)
Area
 • Total
3,940 km2 (1,520 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
15,452
 • Density3.92/km2 (10.2/sq mi)
Demonymrivadaviense
Postal Code
B6237
IFAM
Area Code2337
Websitemunirivadavia.gov.ar

Rivadavia is a partido in the northwest of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on the border with La Pampa Province. It has an area of 3,940 square kilometres (1,520 sq mi), and a population of 15,452 (2001 census [INDEC]).

The partido, created in 1910, has the town of América as its capital, and its main economic activities are cattle, and the cultivation of wheat, maize and soya beans.