Bernal, Argentina

Bernal is a city located in the northeast of Quilmes in the province of Buenos Aires, approximately 10 miles south of the city of Buenos Aires. It is the second largest and most populated city in the Partido of Quilmes. Bernal borders Avellaneda Partido and Lanús Partido to the north-west, the city of Quilmes to the south-east, Almirante Brown Partido and Lomas de Zamora Partido to the south-west the Río de la Plata to the north-east.

Bernal
City
Ciudad de Bernal
Official seal of Bernal
Seal
Location in Quilmes
Location in Quilmes
Bernal is located in Greater Buenos Aires
Bernal
Bernal
Coordinates: 34°42′00″S 58°17′00″W
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires Province
PartidoQuilmes
Founded1850
Declared city1970
Founded byPedro Bernal
Government
 • MayorMartiniano Molina
(Republican Proposal-Cambiemos)
Area
 • Total23.62 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
16 m (55 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total130,790
 • Density5,537.26/km2 (14,341.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (P)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (O)
Código Postal (CP)
B1876
Websitewww.quilmes.gov.ar

Bernal consists of the neighborhoods of Barrio Parque, Villa Cramer, Villa Alcira, and Bernal Centre, among others. The Railway General Roca divides the city in two.

Zeballos Street, Bernal, Buenos Aires Province

History

The Bernals were an old family from the days of colonial Buenos Aires. In the mid-19th century, a descendant of the family, Don Pedro Bernal, established a farm in the Partido of Quilmes, and built a house on that site. In 1850, he divided the land up into smaller farms which were then settled by other prominent families, such as the Molina Salas, Ayersa, Tasso, and Bagley. 1850 is deemed as the official foundation year of the City of Bernal.

Maria Auxiliadora Church in autumn, Bernal, Buenos Aires Province

Population

In 2001, Bernal had with 109,790 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001) the second largest population in the Partido of Quilmes, roughly 25% of the total partido population : 76,499 in West Bernal, 33,415 in East Bernal. These numbers imply a population growth of 15% compared with the figures of the 1991 INDEC Census which had shown a population of 111,361 inhabitants.

Bernal railway station
Train near Bernal station in Roca Line

References
  1. "Falling Rain Genomics". Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  2. "INDEC Census 2001". Archived from the original on 2006-06-13.
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