Merlo Partido
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Merlo Partido de Merlo |
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| Department | |
 location of Merlo Partido in Gran Buenos Aires |
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| Coordinates: 34°40′S 58°43′W / 34.667°S 58.717°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | August 28, 1755 |
| Founded by | Francisco Javier de Merlo y Barbosa |
| Seat | Merlo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gustavo Menendez, PJ |
| Area | |
| • Total | 170 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 524,207 |
| Demonym(s) | merlense |
| Postal Code | B1722 |
| IFAM | BUE082 |
| Area Code | 0220 |
| Patron saint | Nuestra Señora de la Merced |
Merlo is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, west of the city of Buenos Aires. Its capital is the city of Merlo.
The region of the present-day partido was colonized shortly after the second, and permanent founding of Buenos Aires (1580). In 1730 an interim parish was founded near the estancia (landholding) of Francisco de Merlo. In 1755 Merlo founded the town of Villa San Antonio del Camino, which was renamed later in his honour. For many years, the development of Merlo lagged behind the growth of nearby Morón. In 1865 the region was officially declared a partido.
Merlo covers 170 km2 (66 sq mi) and is bordered by the partidos of Morón and Ituzaingó (northeast), La Matanza (southeast), Marcos Paz (southwest), and Moreno and the Reconquista River (northwest). Besides the city of Merlo, the significant localities are San Antonio de Padua, Parque San Martín, Libertad, Pontevedra and Mariano Acosta. The city of Merlo was formerly important solely as a railroad junction and trade centre for the surrounding agricultural and pastoral lands.
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