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Encyclopedia > Buenos Aires Provincial Police
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Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires' seal
Creation: 1888
Chief: Superintendente Daniel Alberto Rago
Sub-Chief: ?
Location: La Plata
Phone: 54 11 0-800-222-2422


The Buenos Aires Provincial Police (Spanish: Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, informally Policía Bonaerense) is the police service responsible for policing the Province of Buenos Aires, in Argentina. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Image File history File links Escudo_Policia_Bonaerense. ... La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Categories: Argentine provinces | Buenos Aires province | Argentina geography stubs ...


It's one of the biggest police services of Argentina, responsible for policing a province of 14 million inhabitants, about 38% of Argentina's entire population. It's not, however, responsible for policing the Federal Capital district of Buenos Aires city, which is under the jurisdiction of the Argentine Federal Police. Buenos Aires (English: ; originally , City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds;[1] pronounced ) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port. ... The Policía Federal Argentina (Spanish for Argentine Federal Police), also known as the PFA, is the federal police agency in Argentina. ...


The institution is usually referred to as Policía Bonaerense, were bonaerense is the demonym for the Province of Buenos Aires, in contrast with porteño, used for the inhabitants of the Buenos Aires city. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Porteño is the Spanish demonym for those born in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires. ...


This police force is subordinated to the Provincial Ministry of Security headed by Minister León Arslanián. The Chief of the force, Superintendent Daniel Alberto Rago, has the charge of Director General de Coordinacion Operativa (General Director of Operative Coordination). For the band, see The Police. ...


See also

The Policía Federal Argentina (Argentine Federal Police; PFA) is the federal police agency of Argentina. ... Inteligencia de la Policía Bonaerense is an intelligence agency of Argentina. ... The Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Urban Guard) is a specialized civilian force of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that deals with different urban conflicts with the objective of develop actions of prevention, dissuasion and mediation, promoting effective behaviors that guarantee the security and the integrity of... The Policía de la Provincia de Santa Fe (Santa Fe Province Police) is an Argentine police force, responsible for policing the Santa Fe province. ... Sistema de Seguridad Interior (Interior Security System, SSI) is the official denomination of the Argentine public security community. ...

External links

  • (Spanish) Official website


 

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