Olavarr�a District (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)

Partido de Olavarr�a

Last modified: 2020-07-26 by francisco gregoric
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• About the district
• Subdivisions of Olavarr�a District
  Sierras Bayas City

• Subdivisions of Buenos Aires Province
• Buenos Aires Province
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• Olavarr�a District Municipal Government official website
  Reported by Francisco Gregoric 27 Apr 2008

About the district

The Partido de Olavarr�a is located at center-south of the province of Buenos Aires, at 342 Km from the city of La Plata, capital of the province. It is 7,659 Km� and it had a total population of 103,961 inhabitants in the last census (2001). Its main economical activities are agriculture and stockbreeding.

The town of Olavarr�a head of the district was founded in 1867. The district was created by provincial law in 1878.
Francisco Gregoric, 10 Apr 2008

• Information about Buenos Aires Province Districts at the provincial government official website
  Reported by Francisco Gregoric 10 Apr 2008

Subdivisions of Olavarr�a District

Sierras Bayas City

In 1995 during the 116 anniversary of Sierras Bayas a contest for a local flag was made. The proposal made by the girl Fiorella Nesci was chosen between more than 40 designs. The jury was formed by M�nica Ward y Mabel Mineo from the Plastic Arts School of Olavarr�a. The flag was presented the following year.
Francisco Gregoric 28 Feb 2006

• http://www.sierrasbayas.com.ar/historia/bandera.htm
  Reported by Dov Gutterman, 15 Nov 2003

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