Vicente López Partido
Vicente López | |
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| Partido de Vicente López | |
From top to bottom: Vicente López city hall and Río de la Plata riverside. | |
location of Vicente López Partido in Greater Buenos Aires | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′S 58°29′W / 34.517°S 58.483°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Established | December 21, 1905 |
| Founded by | provincial law 2959 |
| Seat | Olivos |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Soledad Martínez (PRO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 269,420 |
| • Density | 7,900/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | vicentelopense |
| Postal Code | B1602, B1603, B1605, B1606, B1636, B1637, B1638, B1652 |
| IFAM | |
| Area Code | 011 |
| Patron saint | Jesús en el Huerto de los Olivos |
| Website | www |
Vicente López is a partido in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is one of the country´s most affluent municipalities.
Vicente López is located 20 kilometers north of downtown Buenos Aires and 80 kilometers north of the city of La Plata, the provincial capital. The partido incorporates several smaller neighborhoods, including Olivos, Florida and La Lucila with a total estimated population of 269,420. Its 33 km² makes Vicente López the smallest partido in the Buenos Aires Province and the second smallest municipality in Argentina.
Vicente López is renowned for its expansive residential neighborhoods, the Argentine presidential residence, named Quinta de Olivos, and its coastal park along the Río de la Plata. In October 2023, Vicente López was named a UNESCO City of Film and joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.