Lincoln Partido
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| name = Lincoln
| native_name = Partido de Lincoln
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| settlement_type = Department
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| image_map = Argentina - Buenos Aires - Lincoln.svg
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| map_caption = location of in Buenos Aires Province
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| coordinates = {{coord|34|52|S|61|32|W}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Argentina
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = 19 July 1865
| named_for = Abraham Lincoln
| seat_type = Seat
| seat = Lincoln
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| leader_party = Civic Radical Union
| leader_title = Intendant
| leader_name = Salvador Serenal
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 2253
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| population_total = 41127
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| population_demonym = linqueño
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| postal_code_type = Postal Code
| postal_code = B6070
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| postal2_code = [http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/municipios/masinfo.php?municipio=BUE071 BUE071]
| area_code_type = Area Code
| area_code = 02355
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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20061107030211/http://www.lincoln.gov.ar/ http://www.lincoln.gov.ar/]
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The Partido de Lincoln is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, in central Argentina.
As of the 2010 census, this provincial subdivision had a population of about 41,000 inhabitants in an area of {{convert|2253|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}. Its administrative seat is Lincoln which is located {{convert|320|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from Buenos Aires.
Settlements
Name
When the partido was founded in 1865, the name Lincoln was chosen as a tribute to the recently assassinated Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and enactor of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Economy
Lincoln's main economy is agriculture, meat and dairy. The main crops are corn, soy, wheat and sunflower. The district is home to around 500,000 cows and responsible for 10% of Argentina's honey production.
Sports
Lincoln Partido is home to a number of football clubs, including;
Folk Festival
Pasteur in Lincoln Partido is home to one of Argentina's most important folk festivals, it takes place in February each year.
External links
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311035956/http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/municipales/busqueda/amplia_info.asp?ID=BUE071 Federal website]
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.noroestebonaerense.com.ar/PARTIDOLINCOLN/PartidoLincoln/PartidoLincoln.htm Information about Lincoln Partido]
- {{in lang|es}} [https://archive.today/20121205022411/http://www.gob.gba.gov.ar/cdi/ Provincial Website]
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Category:1865 establishments in Argentina