Sáenz Peña, Buenos Aires

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Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (commonly shortened to Sáenz Peña) is a town in Tres de Febrero Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration on the border with Buenos Aires. The city recorded an urban population of 89,882 in the 2010 census, though rapid development has driven its current population well beyond 100,000, with daily commuters supplementing that figure.

The city's origins date back to 1907, with a residential land subdivision that expanded following the 1910 inauguration of a station on the Buenos Aires to the Pacific Railway. It was officially founded on March 1, 1912, when its first permanent settlers, six Spanish immigrants, received their property titles, and it was formally named in honor of President Roque Sáenz Peña later that year. Reflecting its status as the geographical heart of Chaco's cotton country, the city's official municipal flag—adopted on its 101st anniversary—features a tri-color design symbolizing the regional cotton economy, the local native forests, and its famous urban thermal waters, celebrating an identity forged by a cultural melting pot of Creole, immigrant, and indigenous communities.