General San Martín Partido

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Fixer88 (talk | contribs) at 17:17, 20 January 2015 (removed Category:San Martín, Buenos Aires; added Category:General San Martín Partido using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Template:Infobox Partido Argentina

General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of Capital Federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

San Martín Town Square

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 422,830 inhabitants[1] in an area of 56 km2 (22 sq mi), and its capital city is also named San Martín.

Name

The partido (district) and its capital are named in honor of General José de San Martín (1778-1850), who led Argentina against the Spanish Empire in the Argentine War of Independence.

Sports

The partido is home to Primera División football team Chacarita Juniors, and to fifth Division football team Club Social y Deportivo Central Ballester.

In rugby union San Martín partido is home to CEC Liceo Militar.

Villa Ballester city

Districts

Smaller neighbourhoods

These neighbourhoods have been absorbed into the municipality and are no longer commonly used.

San Andrés Golf Club.

Famous people

News WebPage

References

  1. ^ 2010 Census provisional results

External links


Stub icon

This article about a place in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=General_San_Martín_Partido&oldid=643393071"