Avellaneda

Avellaneda

Infobox Settlement
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARG
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Buenos Aires
subdivision_type2 = Partido
subdivision_name2 = Avellaneda
established_title = Founded
established_date = April 7 1852
population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 24,313
population_density_km2 =
latd = 34
latm = 39
longd = 58
longm = 22
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elevation_m = 2
postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = 1870
area_code = +54 11
website =

Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the census-ar|2001.

Avellaneda sits in the metropolitan area of the Greater Buenos Aires, and is connected to Buenos Aires City by several bridges over the Riachuelo River. A major rail center, Avellaneda is also one of the foremost commercial and industrial centers of Argentina. It contains textile mills, meat-packing and grain-processing plants, oil refineries, metallurgical works, extensive docking facilities, and markets for farm and ranch products. The city is also the home of two important Argentine football clubs: Independiente and Racing.

The city was formerly known as Barracas al Sur; it was renamed on January 11 1904 after the statesman Nicolás Avellaneda.

People

See cl|People from Avellaneda

References

* [http://www.avellaneda-ba.gov.ar/ Municipality of Avellaneda] - Official website.
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* [http://www.poravellaneda.com.ar/ Avellaneda Website/forum] - Neighborhood website.
* [http://www.avellanedawebsite.com.ar/ Avellaneda Website] - website.


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