Ensenada Partido

Ensenada Partido is a district of Buenos [Aires Province], Argentina, belonging to the Greater La Plata area, just south of the Gran Buenos Aires urban conglomerate.
The provincial district has a population of about 51,448 inhabitants in an area of only ; its capital city is Ensenada, from Buenos Aires and from La Plata.
Image:Partidos del Gran Buenos Aires.png|thumb|right|250px|Barrios of Buenos Aires urban area

History

The district spans the area historically known as Ensenada [de Barragán]. The old coastal site forms part of what is today Santiago Island. A military battery and defensive wall was built there in the early 18th century, known as Fuerte Barragán. On 5 May 1801 Viceroy Marqués de Avilés founded the village of Ensenada, [Baja California|Ensenada]. In 1882, the government of Dardo Rocha declared it as temporary provincial capital while the new city of La Plata was being built.

Settlements