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Tandil is the main city of the homonym partido (department), located in the southwest of Buenos Aires Province, it's about 360 km away from the city of Buenos Aires, in a fertile valley surrounded by low hills of the Tandilia system.
It's located 180 m above sea level. Tandil borders Rauch and Azul (to the north), Ayacucho and Balcarce (to the west), Lobería, Necochea and Benito Juárez (at south) and Azul and Benito Juárez (to the west).
The city is about 330 km away from La Plata (provincial capital) and Bahía Blanca, 160 km away from Mar del Plata, and 360 km from Buenos Aires. It is in a zone known as the Humid Pampa.
Its population is 120.000 people. The total partido area is 4,935 km².
Tandil's climate is mild and humid, with an average temperature of 13.7ºC and 888.6mm of precipitation anually. Mornings are often cold in autumn, winter and spring, and generally fresh in the summer. Fog is very common in autumn and winter (when frosts are also common). Minimum temperatures below -5°C have been recorded in the winter months. Rainfall occurs throughout the year but more frequently in summer. Snow and heat waves are not very common.
The city was founded by Martín Rodríguez on April 4, 1823, named Fuerte Independencia (Independence Fortress). Between that year and 1875, the native aborigins (Pamas and Ranqueles) defended from European usurpation, the invaders thinking they would not pose a threat.
With the annihilation and expulsion of the original inhabitants, "operation Conquest of the Desert", European presence became stronger in Tandil, receiving a large number of immigrants from various countries in Europe.
The vast majority of immigrants came from Spain and Italy but also Basque and Danish people settled, the latter constituting a very active community.
Tandil was designated a city in 1895 and became a popular tourist destination attracting people from Buenos Aires, other parts of the country and also from abroad.
The Piedra Movediza fell down in 1912, for unknown reasons. There have been projects to restore it, but other similar stones remain like El Centinela, making the scenery very attractive. This made easier the creation of other touring places like Sierra del Tigre or Monte Calvario.
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