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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name           = Azul
| settlement_type         = Town
| image_shield            = Escudo Azul v1 - con cinta (lower res).png
| image_flag              = Bandera del Partido de Azul (oficial).png
| image_skyline           = AzulPlazaSanMartin.jpg
| image_caption           = Plaza San Martín
| pushpin_map             = 
| pushpin_label_position  = bottom
| pushpin_mapsize1        = 200
| coordinates             = {{coord|36|47|S|59|51|W|region:AR|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{ARG}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of Argentina|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = {{Flag|Buenos Aires Province|name=Buenos Aires}}
| subdivision_type2       = [[Partidos of Buenos Aires|Partido]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Azul Partido|Azul]]
| established_title       = Founded
| established_date        = December 16, 1832
| elevation_footnotes     = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref>  tags-->
| elevation_m             = 137
| population_total        = 55,728
| population_as_of        = 2010 census
| population_density_km2  = auto
| postal_code_type        = [[Argentine postal code|CPA Base]]
| postal_code             = [[ISO 3166-2:AR|B]] 7330
| area_code               = +[[Telephone numbers in Argentina|54]] 2281
| blank_name              = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info              = [[Oceanic climate|Cfb]]
| website                 = {{URL|http://www.azul.gov.ar/}}
}}
'''Azul''' ({{IPA|es|aˈsul}}, English: "blue", for the stream Azul, which flows through the area) is the head city of the [[Azul Partido]], located at the center of the [[Buenos Aires Province]] in [[Argentina]], 300&nbsp;km south of [[Buenos Aires]]. It has 63,000 inhabitants as per the {{census-ar|2001}}  .
[[File:Plaza Azul2.JPG|thumb|left|180px|City Hall]]
Its principal, goods-producing economic activities are [[Agriculture in Argentina|agriculture]] and the raising of cattle for meat and leather exports. Home to a dynamic services sector, over 2,000 commercial businesses are registered in the city.<ref>[http://www.azulesturismo.com.ar/historia/ Subcomisión de Turismo: Azul es Historia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317163249/http://www.azulesturismo.com.ar/historia/ |date=2010-03-17 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref>
{{stack|[[File:AzulCatedralExterior.jpg|thumb|180px|Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary]]}}
The town was founded on December 16, 1832, following Governor [[Juan Manuel de Rosas]]' orders for the construction of a fort, San Serapio Mártir del Arroyo Azul, to guard against indigenous raids. Subsequent [[land grant]]s led to the development of a stable community, and in 1895, Azul was formally declared a town by provincial authorities. The local cathedral, Nuestra Señora del Rosario, was consecrated in 1906. 
[[File:AzulCementerio.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Monument in the Azul Cemetery, by [[Francisco Salamone]]]]
The town's cemetery portal and main slaughterhouse were both designed by architect [[Francisco Salamone]], and contain elements of [[Art Deco]] style. Built in the late 1930s, these buildings were some of the first examples of modern architecture in rural Argentina. The town was the scene of an attack on outlying Army barracks by far-left [[People's Revolutionary Army (Argentina)|ERP]] militants on January 19, 1974, the most violent assault of its kind in the country up to that point.

Azul is home to the schools of Agronomy and Law of the [[National University of Central Buenos Aires]]. The Teatro Español, founded in the city in 1897, is among the most important of the central [[pampas]] area, and in 1992, hosted the [[Bolshoi Ballet]].<ref>[http://www.teatroespanol.azul.com.ar/ Teatro Español de Azul] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430013608/http://www.teatroespanol.azul.com.ar/ |date=April 30, 2010 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref>

The [[Miguel de Cervantes]] Festival is held there every spring since 2007, and ''Casa Ronco'', an antiquarian library and museum, maintains the country's best collections relating to the noted Spanish writer. ''Casa Ronco'' is named after the collector Bartolomé Ronco. Azul was declared Argentina's "City of Cervantes" by [[UNESCO]] in 2007.<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/01/26/conexiones/t-01351560.htm ''Clarín'' (26 January 2007)] {{in lang|es}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Matías Almeyda]] (1974) - former football player and manager.
* [[Federico Delbonis]] (1990) - professional tennis player.
* [[Mateo Banks]] (1872–1949) - first Argentine [[mass murder]]er, he killed six relatives and two family's employees in 1922.
* [[Franco Mastantuono]] (2007) - football player for [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]].

==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Azul, Buenos Aires Province (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 40.6
|Feb record high C = 37.8
|Mar record high C = 36.7
|Apr record high C = 33.9
|May record high C = 29.5
|Jun record high C = 24.3
|Jul record high C = 26.2
|Aug record high C = 33.0
|Sep record high C = 30.9
|Oct record high C = 33.3
|Nov record high C = 35.5
|Dec record high C = 40.6
|year record high C = 40.6
|Jan high C = 29.5
|Feb high C = 27.9
|Mar high C = 25.1
|Apr high C = 21.1
|May high C = 17.1
|Jun high C = 13.8
|Jul high C = 13.2
|Aug high C = 15.6
|Sep high C = 17.6
|Oct high C = 20.6
|Nov high C = 24.4
|Dec high C = 28.1
|year high C = 21.2
|Jan mean C = 21.6
|Feb mean C = 20.3
|Mar mean C = 17.8
|Apr mean C = 14.0
|May mean C = 10.5
|Jun mean C = 7.5
|Jul mean C = 6.9
|Aug mean C = 8.6
|Sep mean C = 10.7
|Oct mean C = 14.0
|Nov mean C = 17.2
|Dec mean C = 20.3
|year mean C = 14.1
|Jan low C = 14.0
|Feb low C = 13.3
|Mar low C = 11.3
|Apr low C = 7.9
|May low C = 5.2
|Jun low C = 2.4
|Jul low C = 1.8
|Aug low C = 3.0
|Sep low C = 4.4
|Oct low C = 7.6
|Nov low C = 10.1
|Dec low C = 12.5
|year low C = 7.8
|Jan record low C = 2.1
|Feb record low C = 2.0
|Mar record low C = -1.7
|Apr record low C = -4.0
|May record low C = -7.2
|Jun record low C = -10.1
|Jul record low C = -10.1
|Aug record low C = -8.8
|Sep record low C = -8.6
|Oct record low C = -5.0
|Nov record low C = -3.9
|Dec record low C = -1.6
|year record low C = -10.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 103.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 101.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 113.9 
|Apr precipitation mm = 90.6
|May precipitation mm = 55.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 37.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 40.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 59.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 67.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 92.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 97.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 75.4
|year precipitation mm = 935.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.0
|Feb precipitation days = 7.3
|Mar precipitation days = 8.3
|Apr precipitation days = 8.1
|May precipitation days = 6.3
|Jun precipitation days = 5.2
|Jul precipitation days = 6.3
|Aug precipitation days = 5.9
|Sep precipitation days = 6.6
|Oct precipitation days = 9.4
|Nov precipitation days = 9.0
|Dec precipitation days = 7.8
|year precipitation days = 88.1
|Jan snow days = 0.0
|Feb snow days = 0.0
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.1
|Aug snow days = 0.1
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.0
|year snow days = 0.1
|Jan humidity = 65.5
|Feb humidity = 72.1
|Mar humidity = 76.6
|Apr humidity = 77.9
|May humidity = 81.4
|Jun humidity = 80.5
|Jul humidity = 79.7
|Aug humidity = 75.3
|Sep humidity = 73.1
|Oct humidity = 74.1
|Nov humidity = 69.5
|Dec humidity = 63.5
|year humidity = 74.1
<!-- The data for sun (the page calls it "heliofania efectiva" which means the amount of duration that bright sunshine is present) can be found for each month from second source. The monthly sunshine values were obtained by multiplying the daily values by the number of days in each month.-->
|Jan sun = 279.0
|Feb sun = 248.6<!-- For February only if the source gives daily hours, please multiply by 28.25, not 28 -->
|Mar sun = 238.7
|Apr sun = 195.0
|May sun = 158.1
|Jun sun = 138.0 
|Jul sun = 142.6
|Aug sun = 176.7
|Sep sun = 186.0
|Oct sun = 220.1
|Nov sun = 261.0
|Dec sun = 266.6
|year sun = 2510.4
|Jand sun = 9.0
|Febd sun = 8.8
|Mard sun = 7.7
|Aprd sun = 6.5
|Mayd sun = 5.1
|Jund sun = 4.6
|Juld sun = 4.6
|Augd sun = 5.7
|Sepd sun = 6.2
|Octd sun = 7.1
|Novd sun = 8.7
|Decd sun = 8.6
|yeard sun = 6.9
|Jan percentsun = 53
|Feb percentsun = 60
|Mar percentsun = 52
|Apr percentsun = 55
|May percentsun = 50
|Jun percentsun = 38
|Jul percentsun = 39
|Aug percentsun = 47
|Sep percentsun = 50
|Oct percentsun = 47
|Nov percentsun = 52
|Dec percentsun = 51
|year percentsun = 50
|source 1 = [[Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Argentina)|Servicio Meteorológico Nacional]]<ref name = SMN>
{{cite web
| url = https://ssl.smn.gob.ar/dpd/observaciones/estadisticas_normales_9120.zip
| title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
| access-date = 29 April 2023}}</ref><ref name=SMNestadisticas>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230708235600/http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/bitstream/handle/20.500.12160/2506/estad%C3%ADsticas_climatol%C3%B3gicas_normales_1991-2020.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
| archive-date = 8 July 2023
| url = http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/handle/20.500.12160/2506
| title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
| access-date = 9 July 2023
| year = 2023}}</ref><ref name=SMNextremes>{{cite web
| url = https://www.smn.gob.ar/estadisticas
| title = Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Azul Aero
| work = Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
| accessdate = 29 April 2023}}</ref> 
|source 2 = UNLP (percent sun only 1971–1980)<ref name = UNLP>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.arquinstal.com.ar/atlas.html
| language = es
| title = Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas
| work = Atlas Bioclimáticos
| publisher = Universidad Nacional de La Plata
| access-date = June 19, 2015}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091226111204/http://www.tandilfullchat.com.ar/ Tandilfullchat, Gente zona de Azul Pcia.Bs.As.]
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* {{ar-mi-muni|BUE007}}
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