Avellaneda (Buenos Aires)
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location | 34 ° 40 ′ S , 58 ° 22 ′ W | |
Height above d. M .: | 2 m | |
Population (2001): | 24,313 | |
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Province : | Buenos Aires (Province) | |
Partido : | Avellaneda | |
Mayor: | Jorge Ferraresi | |
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Postal code : | B1870 | |
Telephone code: | 011 |
Avellaneda (Argentine pronunciation: [ aβeʒaˈneða ]; formerly Barracas al Sud , also Avellaneda Centro ) is the capital of the Partido Avellaneda of the same name in the province of Buenos Aires . Avellaneda is located southeast of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires in the urban area of Gran Buenos Aires on the Riachuelo . Adjacent localidades in Partido Avellaneda are Dock Sud , Piñeyro and Crucecita .
Avellaneda had 24,313 inhabitants (54.53% of them women) and 8,900 households at the 2001 census.
Avellaneda was founded by provincial law in 1852 and made a city in 1895 and renamed in 1904 in honor of the Argentine ex-president Nicolás Avellaneda . The city is an important industrial center. Avellaneda is connected to the Argentine capital by numerous bus lines and the railway ( Línea Roca ).
Avellaneda is home to the two first division football clubs Racing Club and CA Independiente . In 1916 , the decisive game of the first Copa América was played in Avellaneda after riots that occurred in the designated stadium in Montevideo.
sons and daughters of the town
- Roberto Acuña , football player
- Jorge Asís , journalist
- Ricardo Centurión , football player
- Marcelo Julián Margni , auxiliary bishop in Quilmes
- Humberto Maschio , football player
- Graciela Fernández Meijide , human rights activist
- Eduardo Salvio , football player
- Lolita Torres , singer
Web links
- Former website ( memento of September 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Avellaneda news portal
- Culture portal Avellanedas