Juan Bautista Alberdi is a town located in the Leandro N. Alem Partido in the province of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The town is primarily famous for its gastronomy-based tourism. It is located along National Route 7, near the border with the province of Santa Fe.
History The town was founded in 1889, upon the construction of a railway station in the area. The village was named after Juan Bautista Alberdi, a political theorist who authored the Constitution of Argentina of 1853.
Events Juan B. Alberdi hosts an annual gastronomic celebration known as the Provincial Flour Festival, involving the creation of large sandwiches and other flour-based foods, one of which, measuring at , has been considered the largest sandwich made in Argentina.
Population According to INDEC, which collects population data for the country, the town had a population of 3,430 people as of the 2001 census. By the 2022 census, the town's population had risen to 4,087.
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