San Justo, Buenos Aires

Infobox Settlement
official_name = San Justo
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARG
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Buenos Aires
subdivision_type2 = Partido
subdivision_name2 = La Matanza
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1874
population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 105,274
population_density_km2 = 6958
latd = 34
latm = 40
longd = 58
longm = 33
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elevation_m = 26
postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = 1754
area_code = +54 11
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San Justo is a city and the seat of government of La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Founded on December 25th, 1858 on the lands of a landowner called Justo Villegas. The civic center was built in the Spanish form, with a park and the town hall, the church, the bank and the police station on each one of its sides.

San Justo is a prosperous city with many shops and schools, crowded during the day and a neural center for the entire county.

Pedro Bonifacio Palacios, an Argentine writer, was born in San Justo, and had one of the main streets of the city named in his honor under his nickname "Almafuerte".

ocial and Economic

The city has suffered for the constant changes that affected the country throughout the decades. Many factories prosperous in the 1940s and 1950's country industrialization, now lay empty. There are also shanty towns that are now permanent and show off the poverty in the country. Despite of this, is it a very populated area and there are medium-class and quiet neighbourhoods.

Education

There are many schools located in the town. The "Almafuerte" School is one of the best public schools, along with the Parroquial de San Justo.

Universidad Nacional de La Matanza is located in San Justo, and it is now a center for education, sports and cultural activities.

External links

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*es icon [http://sanjustoenlinea.com San Justo website]
*es icon [http://www.autoresdeargentina.com/contenidos/biografias/almafuerte.aspx La Matanza website]
*es icon [http://www.lamatanza.gov.ar/?dir=partido&seccion=historia.asp&sub=1 Municipal website]