Coronel Pringles

Coronel Pringles (Spanish: [koɾoˈnel ˈpɾiŋgles]) is a city in the south of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina, situated near the mountains of Pillahuincó. It is the government seat of the Coronel Pringles Partido. In 1882, the provincial government of Buenos Aires created the partido ("civil parish") of Coronel Pringles by dividing the territory of Tres Arroyos into the partidos of Coronel Suárez, Tres Arroyos and Coronel Pringles. The latter, and its main town, were named after Coronel Juan Pascual Pringles, a member of a grenadiers regiment of General San Martín's army that fought in the wars of independence against the Spanish. Located a distance of 120 km (75 mi) from Bahía Blanca and 518 km (322 mi) from Buenos Aires, Pringles has a population of around 23,794 inhabitants (2001). Its main economic activities are agriculture, and sheep and cattle raising.