Tornquist Partido

Tornquist Partido de Tornquist
Department
location of Tornquist Partido in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 38°06′S 62°13′W / 38.100°S 62.217°W / -38.100; -62.217
Country	Argentina
Established	1910
Founded by	Ernesto Tornquist
Seat	Tornquist
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Fabián Bordoni (UCR)
Area
• Total	4,184 km2 (1,615 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,759
• Density	2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)
Demonym	tornquistense
Postal Code	B8160
IFAM	BUE125
Area Code	0291
Website	tornquist.gob.ar

Tornquist Partido is a partido in the southwest of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina and is named after Ernesto Tornquist, founder of Tornquist, the partido's main city.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,184 km² (1,615 sq mi), and its capital city is Tornquist, which is 634 km (394 mi) from Buenos Aires.

The economy of Tornquist is dominated by farming, the main agricultural products are: wheat, barley, oats, maize, sunflower, soybeans and sorghum.

There is also large scale production of beef and dairy products, and smaller scale production of pork, chicken, sheep and honey.

• Berraondo
• Chasicó
• Choique
• Estomba
• García del Río
• Nueva Roma
• Pelicura
• Saldungaray
• Tornquist
• Sierra de La Ventana
• Villa Serrana La Gruta
• Villa Ventana

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tornquist Partido.