Necochea
| Necochea | |
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 Necochea
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| Coordinates: 38°32′S 58°45′W / 38.533°S 58.750°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province |
 Buenos Aires
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| Partido | Necochea |
| Founded | October 12, 1881 |
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| • Intendant | José Luis Vidal (FpV) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |
| • Total | 65,459 |
| CPA Base | B 7630 |
| Area code(s) | +54 2262 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | necochea.gov.ar |
Necochea is a port and beach city in the southwest of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The city is located on the Atlantic coast, along the mouth of the Quequén Grande River, 528 km (328 mi) from Buenos Aires and 120 km (75 mi) southwest of Mar del Plata. The city proper has 65,459 inhabitants per the 2001 census [INDEC] and is the seat of government for Necochea Partido.
The neighboring Port of Quequén, located on the eastern bank of the Quequén Grande River, is one of the most important ports in Argentina, and the gateway for the agricultural production of the southeast of the Province of Buenos Aires.
The area around Necochea was first charted by Jesuit clergymen José Cardiel and Thomas Falkner, who reached the mouth of the Quequén Grande River in 1748. Necochea itself was established as a defensive outpost against Malón raids on October 12, 1881, by National Guard commander Ángel Murga. The new settlement was named in honor of General Mariano Necochea, a military commander during Argentine War of Independence. Founded on a seaside estate owned by Eustoquio Díaz Vélez, jr., the latter's father, General Eustoquio Díaz Vélez, had likewise played an important role during the struggle. A Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway station was opened in 1894, and the Díaz Vélez family established the Villa Díaz Vélez resort in 1902. The neighboring communities were incorporated into the town of Necochea in 1911.
A suspension bridge designed by Italian engineer Pasquale Palazzo made Necochea accessible to motorists; inaugurated in 1929, the new bridge was named after President Hipólito Yrigoyen and is one of only two existing suspension bridges in Argentina (the other being in Santa Fe). A tram service operated in the town between 1913 and 1940. The inaugural of Port Quequén in 1922 made the area a leading railhead for the agriculture of Argentina; the port handled a million tons of freight by 1954 and would grow to over 3 million tons by 1991.
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