Batán, Argentina

Batán is a small city in General Pueyrredón district, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on both sides of Provincial Route 88, some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the city of Mar del Plata. As of the census of 2010, the settlement had a population of 10,152.[1]

Batán
City
A dump truck carrying large rocks from a local quarry, with the city of Batán in the background
A dump truck carrying large rocks from a local quarry, with the city of Batán in the background
Batán is located in Argentina
Batán
Batán
Location of Batán in Argentina
Coordinates: 38°00′28″S 57°42′35″W
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires Province
PartidoGeneral Pueyrredon
Government
 • Municipal DelegateAlejandro Estrada (Juntos por el Cambio)
Area
 • Total542 km2 (209 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total10,152
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA base
S7600
Dialing code+54 0223
WebsiteDelegacion Batán

Batán is the head of the Batán Municipal District (Delegación Batán), which includes the neighbourhoods of Colina Alegre, Lomas de Batán, Villa Serrana, Estación Chapadmalal, Colina Alegre, El Boquerón, Parque Palermo, Parque Hermoso, Valle Hermoso, Dos Marías, Las Canteras, El Colmenar and Mar del Plata's Industrial Park.[2]

History

The origins of the city can be traced to the grocery store property of the sons of Spanish landowner Domingo Batán, founded in 1901. A small rural village began to take shape around the establishment, but it was not until 1937, when entrepreneur Emilio Larraya built a filing station on the recently inaugurated Route 88, which runs between Mar del Plata and Necochea, that a permanent settlement was formed. By 1946, a social club, a cooperative and a development society had been established. The town and the surrounding areas gained the status of Municipal District in 1968. Batán was declared a city on 18 December 1996 by the Legislature of Buenos Aires Province.[3]

Economy

Batán comprises a vast area of farms producing vegetables that supply markets in nearby Mar del Plata and other districts. In the village of Chapadmalal, south of the city itself, there are sandstone quarries,[4] and within the district boundaries lays Mar del Plata's Industrial Park.[2] Brickworks also play a key role in Batán's industry.[3]

  • Old building of Larraya's filling station in the 1960s
    Old building of Larraya's filling station in the 1960s
  • A quarry in Chapadmalal
    A quarry in Chapadmalal

References
  1. "Batán (General Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires, Argentina) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  2. "Delegación Batán | Sitio Oficial del Municipio de General Pueyrredon". www.mardelplata.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  3. Santillán, Rubén (2021-12-14). "Batán: ayer paraje rural, hoy ciudad. Ensayo de una historia local - Trabajo Social Rural". trabajosocialrural.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  4. "QUINTAS Y CANTERAS EN MAR DEL PLATA, Quintas y Canteras Mar del Plata". MardelPlata.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
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