Villa Santa Rita
Villa Santa Rita is a district to the west of the geographical center of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . The district has almost 34,000 inhabitants on an area of 2.3 km² . It is one of the smaller districts and is part of Comuna C11.
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Villa Santa Rita is bordered by Condarco, Av. Álvarez Jonte, Miranda, Joaquín V. González and Av. Gaona. The district is mostly residential with tree-lined streets. The district got its name after the church "Santa Rita Casia".
The most famous inhabitant of the district is the writer Jorge Luis Borges , who also mentions Villa Santa Rita in his story "Hombre de la Esquina Rosada". Other personalities associated with the district are the racing driver Oscar Gálvez , the musician Alfredo Gobbi and Baldomero Fernández Moreno .
The district day is celebrated annually on September 5th.
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Coordinates: 34 ° 37 ′ S , 58 ° 29 ′ W