- La Paternal, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Barrio
barrio = La Paternal
area = 2.4
population = 20,053 (census-ar|2001)
density = 8.355 inh.
comuna = C15
site_list =Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
comments =La Paternal or Paternal (English: 'The Paternal') is a "barrio" or district in the centre of
Buenos Aires city,Argentina . It was founded in 1904 by a City Decree ("Decreto") and was named 'La Paternal' after thetrain station in theneighbourhood , a former industrial zone.La Paternal neighbours the following "barrios":
Agronomía ,Chacarita ,Villa Crespo ,Villa Mitre ,Villa Santa Rita andCaballito .Primarily a residential neighborhood, it has mostly condos and single-family homes, and shopping district in its main venue ("Av. San Martin")
The barrio's stadium is home to the
Argentinos Juniors Football Team. It's known to be the first ground whereDiego Maradona played.External links
*es icon [http://www.barriada.com.ar/paternal.htm Barriada - Paternal]
*es icon [http://www.argentinosjuniors.com.ar/secciones/paternal/paternal.php The Neighbourhood, brief description]
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