Benito Juárez is a partido (second level administrative subdivision) in the south-central part of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of 20,402 inhabitants in an area of 5,285 km² (2,041 sq mi), and its capital city is Benito Juárez. Around 14,000 of its inhabitants live in the capital town, 3,200 in the towns of Barker and Villa Cacique, and the rest in smaller villages and rural areas. The main economic activities are agriculture and cattle-raising.The Partido and its capital town, are named after former Mexican President Benito Juárez. The name was chosen as a gesture of friendship between Argentina and México