Location: It is located in the geographical centre of the province and its headwaters is the city of Azul.
It lies at a latitude of 36 ° 48 'South, a length of 59 ° 51' West and an altitude of 136 meters. It occupies 6.615 km ² of surface, with a densidad of population of 9,49 hab./km ².

Hydrology:
Conformed by two basins: the basin of the Azul stream and the basin of the stream of the Huesos, the first one is born to the west of Chillar and drains in channel 11 to the SO of Las Flores, the second mark the border between the parties of Azul, Tandil And Rauch. Other water courses are streams Santa Catalina, Videla and Las Cortaderas. There are important lagoons such as: La Barrancosa, Burgos, San Luis, Los Ranqueles, La Mostaza, del Chillar, among others.

Weather:
Temperate Pampeano, the average annual temperature is 15 ° C, with averages in summer of 22 and 8 ° C in winter. The average rainfall is of 960 mm annual distributed evenly.

Nature:
Rich in vegetation and fauna, with unique species in this area of the country, it allows the development of hunting, fishing and bird watching.

Attractions:
In Azul are the Spanish Theater, the Municipal Park "Domingo F. Sarmiento", the Municipal Spa "Alte. Guillermo Brown", the waterfront "Cacique Catriel", Lake Güemes, the "Boca de las Sierras" The Camping Municipal, the source of the Eropido and there are several works designed by the Engineer Francisco Salamone.



La Casa Ronco houses the largest collection of Cervantes outside Spain which earned the city the title of Cervantine City imposed by the UNESCO Castilla-La Mancha center.

Municipal Park "Domingo F. Sarmiento"

It is a walk located on the banks of the arroyo Azul, with 22 hectares of extension designed by the landscaper Carlos Thays. It is a unique scenario in which water predominates as a decorative element and the care of nature, enriching the landscape with cultural elements.



Municipal Spa "Alte. Guillermo Brown"

Formerly, the sector that today occupies the walk, was forced passage of cattle and carts. In 1886, the Municipality authorized in this sector of the Azul stream the so-called "Swimming Baths" which were the announcement of our current spa, which constitutes a magnificent walk with a mirror of water of 6 hectares, and sectors parquizados where Enjoy nature during the day and its bard offer astronomical and its pubs at night.



Costanera "Cacique Catriel"

This riverside walk follows the course of the Azul stream and remembers in its name the cacique pampa Catriel, the stream that served as natural perimeter of the Fort San Serapio Mártir, as it moves from Sarmiento Park to Lake Güemes crosses the main urban zone Of the city, being a route in which the harmony of the green and the water stands out.


It has on the left bank of the stream a historical mural of the city realized in 2008 during II Festival Cervantino. It is the work of the artist Omar Gasparini. You can see historical characters, stories, historical moments, anecdotes, architectural landscapes and urban legends.


Lake Güemes

The lake was dredged artificially exploiting an area of ​​marked depression in the land, it constitutes a sanctuary for the propagation of several species ictícolas among which the pejerrey stands out. At its southwest end, there are the facilities of the Pisciculture Station, Aquarium and Lago Güemes Museum of regional integration.34 35



Source of Eropido

It is a fountain built in one of the oldest houses of the city, Villa Helvecia, dating from 1826, even before the foundation of the town in 1832. The fountain was built in the 1880s by the then owner of the estancia, Don Andrés Ginocchio, also known in local popular mythology as "twice dead," because of a failed swindle with an insurance company.

Cathedral Church "Our Lady of the Rosary"

It is a temple of Gothic style inaugurated the 7 of October of 1906, was designed by the engineers Juan Ochoa, W. Pitman and Charls Evans Medhurst. Located on Calle San Martín 411 esq. Colon.

Stunning bells and light stained glass windows from France at the beginning of the 20th century are highlighted, and an image of Our Lady of the Rosary, patron saint of the city, is located on the main altar.

Geography

The road network of Azul constitutes a crossroads of routes of provincial and national importance: Route 3; It communicates it to the northeast with the city of Buenos Aires, and to the southwest with Bahía Blanca and the Patagonian Region; Route 226 links it to the west with Olavarria, and to the northwest, and to the southeast with Mar del Plata and the Atlantic coast. In addition the provincial routes RP 51 and RP 60 connect it with the north and this provincial