Buenos Aires province (Argentina)

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• Description of the flag

• Buenos Aires city
• Subdivisions of Buenos Aires province
• Argentina
• Argentine subdivisions (Clickable map)

• Jaume Ollé’s page about Buenos Aires province flags
• http://www.capitansarmiento.com.ar/labandera.htm [dead link]

Description of the flag

The Buenos Aires Province Law 11.997 approved the flag. It was chosen in a contest in which 270 000 youngsters of ages 12-18 took part during 2 years, supported by specialists and parents, there were 81 525 proposals, of which 32 were selected from all 16 regions along 1995-1996, of which 4 were selected by a jury to be voted by 2 000 000 students on August 12th 1997, and the winner is... The flag designed by the boys of Schools Matheu Gelicich and Faustino Sarmiento, chosen by 1 500 000 voters.
Santiago Dotor, 15 Jun 1999