Ensenada Partido

Department in Argentina

Ensenada Partido de Ensenada
Department
Flag Coat of arms
location of Ensenada Partido in Gran Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°52′S 57°54′W / 34.867°S 57.900°W / -34.867; -57.900
Country	Argentina
Seat	Ensenada
Government
• Mayor	Mario Carlos Secco (Broad Front)
Area
• Total	135 km² (52 sq mi)
Population
• Total	51,448
• Density	380/km² (990/sq mi)
Demonym	ensenadense
Postal Code	B1925
IFAM	BUE035
Area Code	02221
Website	ensenada.gov.ar

Ensenada Partido (Spanish pronunciation: [enseˈnaða]) is a district (a "partido") of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, belonging to the Greater La Plata area, just south of the Gran Buenos Aires urban conglomerate.

The provincial district has a population of about 51,448 inhabitants in an area of only 135 km² (52 sq mi); its capital city is Ensenada, 27 km (17 mi) from Buenos Aires and 5 km (3.1 mi) from La Plata.

History

The district spans the area historically known as Ensenada de Barragán (Barragán's Cove). The old coastal site forms part of what is today Santiago Island. A military battery and defensive wall was built there in the early 18th century, known as Fuerte Barragán (Fort Barragán). On 5 May 1801 Viceroy Marqués de Avilés founded the village of Ensenada. In 1882, the government of Dardo Rocha declared it as temporary provincial capital while the new city of La Plata was being built.