Capitán Sarmiento, Buenos Aires

Capitán Sarmiento
Capitán Sarmiento railway station
Capitán Sarmiento Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 34°10′S 59°47′W / 34.167°S 59.783°W / -34.167; -59.783Coordinates: 34°10′S 59°47′W / 34.167°S 59.783°W / -34.167; -59.783
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Capitán Sarmiento
Founded	21 December 1961
Elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Population  (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	11,316
CPA Base	B B2752
Area code(s)	+54 2478

Capitán Sarmiento is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Capitán Sarmiento Partido.

History[]

The town and partido were established by provincial law on 21 December 1961. It was named after , son of former President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. First founded by the Cruz rich family.

After a 1995 contest by the Buenos Aires Undersecretary of Culture, to select the flag that would identify the province, and having chosen the design of a group of five boys from Capitán Sarmiento, the then Governor Duhalde signed a decree declaring the town "Cradle of the Buenos Aires flag".

External links[]

• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
• Municipal website (in Spanish)

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