LINCOLN PARTIDO

The 'Partido de Lincoln' is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province is located in the north-east of the province in central Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 41,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its head city is Lincoln which is located from Buenos Aires.

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Places in Lincoln partido

Name

Economy

Sports

Folk Festival

External links

Places in Lincoln partido

★ Arenaza

★ Balsa

★ Bayauca

★ Bermúdez

★ Carlos Salas

★ Coronel Martínez de Hoz

★ El Triunfo (Lincoln) (Bs.As.)

★ Fortín Vigilancia

★ Las Toscas (Lincoln) (Bs.As.),

★ Lincoln

★ Pasteur (Lincoln) (Bs.As.)

★ Roberts

★ Triunvirato

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 economy is dominated by agriculture. The main crops are; wheat, corn, soy 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;

★ Rivadavia

★ El Linqueño

★ Argentino de Lincoln

★ Juventud Unida de Lincoln

★ Atlético de Roberts

★ San Martín de Roberts

★ Deportivo de Arenaza

★ CASET de El Triunfo

★ Atlético Las Toscas

★ Independiente de Martínez de Hoz

★ Deportivo General Pinto

★ Pintense de General Pinto

★ Atlético de Pasteur.

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

★ Federal website

★ Information about Lincoln Partido

★ Provincial Website