Laprida Partido


Laprida Partido is a partido in central Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 9,600 inhabitants in an area of. Its capital city is Laprida, from Buenos Aires on the Ferrocarril General Roca railway line to Olavarría and on provincial routes RP 51, RP 75, RP 76 and RP 86. It sits on fertile pampas land, and its main economy is agriculture.
It is named after Francisco Narciso Laprida, president of the Congreso de Tucumán, and co-signer of Argentina's Independence Declaration in 1816.
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Geography

Climate

Temperature

Laprida's climate is humid-temperate, with an average temperature of in summer, and in winter, with an annual mean of.
Relative humidity is 60%, with the most humid month being July with 67%, and the driest in December at 50%.

Rain

The area is catalogued as subhumid-dry, with a record high yearly precipitation in 1980 at, annual monthly media of with a tendency to reach .
During dry cycles, the wet season is summer, with March being the wettest month at of precipitation and August being the driest month with an average of. During humid cycles, the wet season moves to the end of spring.

Soil

Laprida Partido is on an extended plain with low wavy terrain in areas, and no rivers or streams, but with a few small lakes and no flooding areas. The soil is mainly alkaline with low permeability and low vegetation, and is apt for agriculture.
Relief
It sits on Pampa Deprimida, from the Río Salado, but in a higher topographic zone, along with the Partidos of General Lamadrid and Benito Juárez.

Basque presence in Laprida

The Basques have been an important immigration group since the foundation of the partido and the city, working mainly in agriculture and cattle raising, commerce and services.

Towns and settlements