Tandil
Sign in to savethumb|City Hall Tandil is the main city of the homonymous partido (department), located in Argentina, in the southeast of Buenos Aires Province, just north-northwest of Tandilia hills. The city was founded in 1823, and its name originates from the Piedra Movediza ("Moving Stone") which fell in 1912. The city is the birthplace of many notable sports personalities, as well as former president of Argentina Mauricio Macri.
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.official_name
- Tandil
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tandil desde La Movediza 2.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Panoramic view of the city
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Argentina
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Buenos Aires
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Partido
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tandil
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- April 4, 1823
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 52.34
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 145,575
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Argentina#Argentina Buenos Aires Province
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
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13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Place name
- History
- 1872 massacre
- National University of Central Buenos Aires Province
- Notable people
- Arts
- Politics
- Sports
- Gallery
- References
- External links
thumb|City Hall Tandil is the main city of the homonymous partido (department), located in Argentina, in the southeast of Buenos Aires Province, just north-northwest of Tandilia hills. The city was founded in 1823, and its name originates from the Piedra Movediza ("Moving Stone") which fell in 1912. The city is the birthplace of many notable sports personalities, as well as former president of Argentina Mauricio Macri.
==Geography== Tandil is located above sea level and its coordinates are . The city borders Rauch and Azul (to the north), Ayacucho and Balcarce (to the east), Lobería, Necochea and Benito Juárez (to the south) and Azul and Benito Juárez (to the west).