Claypole, Buenos Aires

Claypole, Buenos Aires
Plaza Los Amigos
Claypole, Buenos Aires Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°47′S 58°19′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Almirante Brown
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	41,176
CPA Base	B 1849
Website	www.almirantebrown.gov.ar

Claypole is a town in southern Almirante Brown Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina with a population of 41,176 (2001 census [INDEC]).

History

The lands were purchased by the Franciscan Congregation to establish a farm and provide produce to their convent in Buenos Aires. After a few years it was purchased by the Obligado family.

• 1876 when the railroad is planned, Julia Obligado who is married to Pedro Claypole, donated the land for the local train station, which now bears their name.The arrival of the first train is now taken as the start of the town on April 15, 1884.
• 1906, the first school "Ejército de los Andes", is opened at the home of a Mrs. Hebbel, and later on at the home of the Baile family.
• 1935 the "Pequeño Cottolengo Argentino de Don Orione" school opens, transforming the previous school into a Christian center for the needy.

Sports

The city is the site of Club Atlético Claypole which plays at the fifth level league Primera D Metropolitana of Argentine football.

External links

• (Spanish) Claypoleonline.com.ar
• (Spanish) Municipal website

• This article draws heavily on the August 2008 version of the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia.