Ramallo Partido
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Ramallo Partido de Ramallo |
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| Department | |
 location of Ramallo Partido in Buenos Aires Province |
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| Coordinates: 33°29′S 60°01′W / 33.483°S 60.017°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | October 25, 1864 |
| Founded by | provincial law |
| Seat | Ramallo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Walter Ariel Santalla, UCR |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 29,179 |
| • Density | 29,000/km2 (76,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | ramallense |
| Postal Code | B2915 |
| IFAM | BUE102 |
| Area Code | 03407 |
| Patron saint | ? |
| Website | http://www.ramallo.gov.ar |
Ramallo is a partido located in the far north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 29,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,040km², and its capital city is Ramallo, which is located around 250 km from Buenos Aires.
On September 17, 1999 Ramallo hit the headlines when the provincial police opened fire on a getaway car from a bankrobbery, two of the hostages in the car were killed. There are several theories to explain the police action, ranging from incompetence to a scandal involving former president Carlos Menem and the suspicious death of his son.
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