- Berisso
Infobox Settlement
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pushpin_map_caption =Location in relation toGreater Buenos Aires
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARG
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Buenos Aires
subdivision_type2 =Partido
subdivision_name2 = Berisso
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1871
population_as_of = census-ar|2001
population_total = 14,021
population_density_km2 =
latd = 34
latm = 52
longd = 57
longm = 52
latNS=S|longEW=W
elevation_m = 6
postal_code_type = CPA Base
postal_code = 1923
area_code = +54 221
website =Berisso is the "cabecera" (head town) of the Department of Berisso of
Buenos Aires Province ,Argentina . It forms part of thGreater La Plata urban area and has a population of approximately 14.021 Inhabitants.People
The people of Berisso are descendants of European immigrants (Berisso was founded by Italian immigrants). Most Berisenses (name referring to the people of Berisso) are of Italian, Polish, and Ukrainian descent, but there are many people of Spanish, German, Portuguese, Arab, Bulgarian, Croatian, Armenian, Slovak, Irish, Lithuanian, and Greek descent.
Because it is home to many ethnicities, Berisso is known as the "The Provincial Capital of the Immigrant." Berisso's diversity is celebrated on September with their own "Immigrant's Festival."
External links
*es icon [http://www2.berisso.gba.gov.ar/index.asp Oficial Site]
*es icon [http://www.parroquialoreto.com.ar/ Church of Nuestra Señora de Loreto website]
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