Ramallo
Official name	Partido de Ramallo
Capital	Ramallo
Country Province	Argentina Buenos Aires
Foundation Founder	October 25, 1864 provincial law
Population:
- Total	29,179
- Density	28.06 Inhabitants/km²
- Population change	+8.6% (1991-2001)
Demonym	ramallense
Telephone code	03407
Post Code	B2915
Location
- Coordinates	33°29′S, 60°01′W
Area	1,040km²
Distance:
- to Buenos Aires	250 km
- to La Plata	287 km
Patron Saint	?
Mayor	Walter Ariel Santalla, UCR
Web Site	http://www.ramallo.gov.ar
IFAM Statistics	IFAM

Ramallo Partido is a partido located in the far north of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 29,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,040km², and its capital city is Ramallo, which is located around 250 km from Buenos Aires.

Ramallo massacre

On September 17, 1999 Ramallo hit the headlines when the provincial police opened fire on a getaway car from a bankrobbery, two of the hostages in the car were killed. There are several theories to explain the police action, ranging from incompetence to a scandal involving former president Carlos Menem and the suspicious death of his son.

Famous residents

• Sergio Bizzio Writer and director
• Leonardo "Negro" Castillo poet
• Federico Luppi actor
• José Massaroli graphic novelist
• Guillermo Novelli La mosca
• Rafael Edgardo Roma alias 'Balito'
• Juan María Traverso racing driver
• Guillermo Sullivan congressman poet

Settlements

• Ramallo, cabecera municipal (district capital)
• Las Bahamas
• El Paraíso
• Pérez Millán
• Villa Ramallo
• Villa General Savio

External links

• Municipalidad de Ramallo (Spanish)

• Ramallo Ciudad (Spanish)

• Ramallo Web (Spanish)

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