San Isidro Partido
San Isidro Partido de San Isidro | |
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Department | |
Coat of arms Logo | |
location of San Isidro Partido in Gran Buenos Aires | |
Coordinates: 34°28′S 58°30′W / 34.467°S 58.500°W / -34.467; -58.500 | |
Country | Argentina |
Established | 1784 |
Founded by | Domingo de Acassuso |
Seat | San Isidro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gustavo Posse (Partido Vecinal - JxC) |
Area | |
• Total | 51.44 km2 (19.86 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 291,608 |
• Density | 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | sanisidrense |
Postal Code | B1642 |
IFAM | BUE115 |
Area Code | 011 |
Patron saint | San Isidro Labrador |
Website | www |
San Isidro is an affluent partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina found in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. Its capital is the city of San Isidro. It is 21 km (13 mi) from the city of Buenos Aires.
The founder of San Isidro was Domingo de Acassuso, who built a cathedral in 1706 dedicated to San Isidro Labrador, having seen him in a dream. Other towns in the municipality are Acassuso, Beccar, Boulougne, Martínez, and Villa Adelina.
The area of the partido is 51.44 km2 (19.9 sq mi). In 2010 there were 291,608 inhabitants.[1] San Isidro borders on the partidos of Tigre, Vicente López, San Martín and San Fernando.
Districts
Cathedral
The San Isidro cathedral (Catedral de San Isidro in Spanish) was completed on July 14, 1898. Constructed in Neo-Gothic style, it stands 68 m (223 ft) tall. It is located opposite Plaza Mitre in San Isidro's historic quarter.
Sports
Football
San Isidro is home to Club Atlético Acassuso, a football club that currently plays in the regionalised 3rd Division.
Horse racing
San Isidro is home to a historically prominent Jockey Club, that runs San Isidro's world-class race track, the Hipódromo de San Isidro.
Rugby
San Isidro is the national capital of Rugby and home to two of the most important rugby clubs in the country - SIC (San Isidro Club) and CASI (Club Atlético San Isidro).
Sailing
There are a number of sailing clubs on the Río de la Plata.
See also
- Hospital Central de San Isidro
- Catedral de San Isidro
- Colegio Nacional de San Isidro
References
- ^ a b 2010 Census provisional results
External links
- Official website
- San Isidro hipodromo
- Tourist information
- San isidro Club Rugby
- Club Atlético San Isidro Rugby
- Club Acassuso Football
- Club Acassuso -Arriba Los Azules Football
- InfoBAN San Isidro
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administrative
divisions
Province partidos
- Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
- Adrogué
- Avellaneda
- Banfield
- Béccar
- Bella Vista
- Berazategui
- Bernal
- Boulogne Sur Mer
- Burzaco
- Caseros
- Castelar
- Ciudadela
- Ciudad Evita
- Ciudad Jardín
- Ciudad Madero
- Claypole
- Dock Sud
- Don Torcuato
- El Palomar
- Ezeiza
- Florencio Varela
- Florida Este
- Florida Oeste
- Haedo
- General Pacheco
- Gerli
- Glew
- González Catán
- Gregorio de Laferrère
- Grand Bourg
- Guernica
- Hurlingham
- Isidro Casanova
- Ituzaingó
- José C. Paz
- José Mármol
- Lanús
- La Tablada
- Llavallol
- Libertad
- Lomas del Mirador
- Lomas de Zamora
- Longchamps
- Los Polvorines
- Mariano Acosta
- Martínez
- Merlo
- Monte Chingolo
- Monte Grande
- Moreno
- Morón
- Munro
- Muñiz
- Olivos
- Pablo Nogués
- Parque San Martín
- Paso del Rey
- Pontevedra
- Quilmes
- Rafael Calzada
- Rafael Castillo
- Ramos Mejía
- Remedios de Escalada
- San Antonio de Padua
- San Fernando
- San Francisco Solano
- San Isidro
- San José
- San Justo
- San Martín
- San Miguel
- Sarandí
- Temperley
- Tigre
- Tortuguitas
- Tristán Suárez
- Valentín Alsina
- Vicente López
- Victoria
- Villa Adelina
- Villa Ballester
- Villa Bosch
- Villa Centenario
- Villa Domínico
- Villa Fiorito
- Villa La Florida
- Villa Maipú
- Villa Martelli
- Villa de Mayo
- Villa Tesei
- Villa Udaondo
- Virreyes
- Wilde
- William C. Morris
(towns and others)
- Acassuso
- Aldo Bonzi
- Billinghurst
- Campo de Mayo
- Carapachay
- Churruca
- Dique Luján
- Dock Sud
- Don Bosco
- El Libertador
- José Ingenieros
- La Lucila
- Loma Hermosa
- Lomas del Palomar
- Martín Coronado
- Once de Septiembre
- Pablo Podestá
- Ranelagh
- Remedios de Escalada, Tres de Febrero
- Sáenz Peña
- Santos Lugares
- Tapiales
- Villa Raffo
- Villa Sarmiento