Quilmes Partido

Quilmes Partido
Partido de Quilmes
Flag of Quilmes Partido
Official seal of Quilmes Partido
Official logo of Quilmes Partido
location of Quilmes Partido in Greater Buenos Aires
location of Quilmes Partido in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°43′S 58°16′W / 34.717°S 58.267°W / -34.717; -58.267
CountryArgentina
EstablishedAugust 14th, 1812
FounderFirst Triumvirate decree
SeatQuilmes
Government
 • IntendantMayra Mendoza (Homeland Force)
Area
 • Total
125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
580,829
 • Density4,650/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demonymquilmense "quilmeño/a"
Postal Code
B1876, B1878, B1879, B1881, B1882
IFAM
Area Code011
Patron saintExaltation of the Holy Cross (14 september)
Websitewww.quilmes.gov.ar

Quilmes is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, within the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation.

It has an area of 125 square kilometres (48 sq mi), and a population of 580,829 (2010 census [INDEC]), making it the third-most populous partido in Greater Buenos Aires. Named after the Quilmes tribe, its capital is the city of Quilmes.

Quilmes Municipal Building (town hall)