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Altamirano, Argentina

Coordinates: 35°21′35″S 58°09′05″W / 35.35972°S 58.15139°W / -35.35972; -58.15139
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Altamirano
Altamirano is located in Argentina
Altamirano
Altamirano
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 35°21′35″S 58°09′05″W / 35.35972°S 58.15139°W / -35.35972; -58.15139
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoBrandsen
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total
258
CPA Base
B 1986
Area code+54 2223
View of Altamirano, Brandsen District, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Altamirano is a town in Brandsen Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Rail disaster

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On 1 February 1964, it was the site of a head-on train collision in which 70 people were killed.

Population

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According to the 2001 census, carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC), the population count was 258. This represents a loss of 3.7% over 268 in 1991 (the previous census).

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Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)