Capitán Sarmiento is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Capitán Sarmiento Partido.
Capitán Sarmiento | |
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 Capitán Sarmiento railway station | |
  Capitán Sarmiento Location in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′S 59°47′W / 34.167°S 59.783°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Capitán Sarmiento |
| Founded | 21 December 1961 |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,316 |
| CPA Base | B B2752 |
| Area code | +54 2478 |
History edit
The town and partido were established by provincial law on 21 December 1961. It was named after Domingo Fidel Sarmiento, adopted son of former President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.
The town became widely known in 1995, when a province-wide vote to select a new flag for Buenos Aires Province elected a design made by schoolboys from two schools in Capitán Sarmiento. Governor Eduardo Duhalde later issued a decree declaring the town "Cradle of the flag of Buenos Aires", and in 2011 a monument was erected in the town to commemorate its status as such.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Capitán Sarmiento: Cuna de la Bandera de la Provincia de Buenos Aires". La Noticia 1 (in Spanish). 11 August 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
External links edit
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- Municipal website (in Spanish)
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