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Cañuelas is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Cañuelas Partido. It is located near the outskirts of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation.
Cañuelas | |
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  Cañuelas Location in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 35°02′S 58°44′W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Cañuelas |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 31,901 |
| CPA Base | B 1814 |
| Area code | +54 2226 |
| Website | Official website |
It is claimed that dulce de leche was invented by the dairy Estancia La Caledonia near Cañuelas on 24 June 1829 by chance.[1] The area was also home to the first dairy factory in Argentina at La Martona.[1]
- Branko de Tellería (born 1991), Argentine footballer
- Felipa Larrea (1810–1910), last surviving Afro-Argentine slave (died in Cañuelas)
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