Lincoln Partido

Department in Argentina

Lincoln Partido de Lincoln
Department
location of in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 34°52′S 61°32′W / 34.867°S 61.533°W / -34.867; -61.533
Country	Argentina
Established	19 July 1865
Named for	Abraham Lincoln
Seat	Lincoln
Government
• Mayor	Salvador Serenal (Civic Radical Union)
Area
• Total	2,253 km² (870 sq mi)
Population
• Total	41,127
• Density	18/km² (47/sq mi)
Demonym	linqueño
Postal Code	B6070
IFAM	BUE071
Area Code	02355
Website	http://www.lincoln.gov.ar/

The Partido de Lincoln is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, in central Argentina.

As of the 2010 census, this provincial subdivision had a population of about 41,000 inhabitants in an area of 2,253 km² (870 sq mi). Its administrative seat is Lincoln which is located 320 km (199 mi) from Buenos Aires.

Settlements

Arenaza
Balsa
Bayauca
Bermúdez
Carlos Salas
Coronel Martínez de Hoz
El Triunfo
Fortín Vigilancia
Las Toscas
Lincoln
Pasteur
Roberts
Triunvirato

Name

When the partido was founded in 1865, the name Lincoln was chosen as a tribute to the recently assassinated Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and enactor of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Economy

Lincoln's economy is dominated by agriculture. The main crops are wheat, corn, soy and sunflower. The district is home to around 500,000 cows and responsible for 10% of Argentina's honey production.