San Antonio de Areco Partido

Department in Argentina

San Antonio de Areco Partido de San Antonio de Areco
Department
Coat of arms
location of San Antonio de Areco Partido in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 34°15′S 59°28′W / 34.250°S 59.467°W / -34.250; -59.467
Country	Argentina
Established	October 23, 1730
Founded by	José Ruiz de Arellano
Seat	San Antonio de Areco
Government
• Intendente	Francisco Ratto (UCR)
Area
• Total	857.59 km² (331.12 sq mi)
Population
• Total	21,333
• Density	25/km² (64/sq mi)
Demonym	Arequero
Postal Code	B2760
IFAM	BUE112
Area Code	02326
Patron saint	San Antonio de Padua
Website	areco.gob.ar

San Antonio de Areco is a partido (county) in the north of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

The partido has an area of 852 square kilometres (329 sq mi), and a population of 21,333 (2001 census [INDEC]). It is 113 km (70 mi) from Buenos Aires city, and 175 km (109 mi) from La Plata, and its cabecera or capital is the city of San Antonio de Areco.