Valdés is a town located in the Veinticinco de Mayo Partido in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Valdés
Town
Valdés is located in Buenos Aires Province
Valdés
Valdés
Coordinates: 35°39′S 60°29′W / 35.650°S 60.483°W / -35.650; -60.483
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidosVeinticinco de Mayo
EstablishedMarch 7, 1905
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2001 Census)
  Total
519[1]
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA Base
B 6667
ClimateDfc

History

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Valdés is considered to have been founded on March 7, 1905, by a rural doctor who owned the land that would make up the town.[2] The founder of the town had previously built a sawmill that employed multiple locals.[3] The town consists of 32 blocks in a grid pattern.[4]

Population

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According to INDEC, which collects population data for the country, the town had a population of 519 people as of the 2001 census.[1]

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