Tornquist Partido

Infobox Partido Argentina
name=Tornquist
official name= Partido de Tornquist
coat of arms= Sin escudo.svg


location= location of Tornquist Partido in Buenos Aires Province
capital= Tornquist
foundation= 1910
founder= Ernesto Tornquist
pop= 11,759
density= 2.81 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= + 9.47% (1991-2001)
resident= tornquistense
tel= 0291
post= B8160
coor= coord|38|06|S|62|13|W
area= 4,184 km²
dist1= 585km
dist2=
patron=
mayor= Gerardo Rattero, P.J.
web= http://www.escribahia.org/tornquist.htm
ifam= BUE125

Tornquist Partido is a partido located in the south west of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina and is named after Ernesto Tornquist, founder of Tornquist, the partido's main city.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,184km², and its capital city is Tornquist, which is located 634km (394mi) from Buenos Aires.

Economy

The economy of Tornquist is dominated by farming, the main agricultural products are: wheat, barley, oats, maize, sunflower, soybeans and sorghum.

There is also large scale production of beef and dairy products, and smaller scale production of pork, chicken, sheep and honey.

ettlements

*Berraondo
*Chasicó
*Choique
*Estomba
*García del Río
*Nueva Roma
*Pelicura
*Saldungaray
*Tornquist
*Sierra de La Ventana
*Villa Serrana La Gruta
*Villa Ventana

External links

*es icon [http://www.escribahia.org/tornquist.htm Tornquist Partido]
* [http://www.liveargentina.com/Ingles/Argentina/ProvinceBuenosAires/Tornquist/index.htm Live Argentina site]