Dolores, Buenos Aires
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Dolores | |
Location in Argentina | |
Location in Buenos Aires Province | |
Coordinates: | |
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Country | Argentina |
Province | Buenos Aires |
Partido | Dolores |
Founded | August 21, 1817 |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |
- Total | 24,120 |
CPA Base | B 7100 |
Area code(s) | +54 2245 |
Dolores is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Dolores Partido. The town settlement was officially founded by Ramón Lara on August 21, 1817.
[edit] 2008 March train disaster
- March 9, 2008 – A Mar de Ajo-Buenos Aires intercity bus disregards the National Highway Route 2's train crossing signal and collides with a Buenos Aires-Mar del Plata nightly express train with 250 passenger on board on the outskirts of Dolores, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 26, and injuring 60[1].
[edit] External links
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
- (Spanish) Dolores website
- Municipal website
- Dolores Aeroclub