Английская Википедия:General San Martín Partido
General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of the Capital federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of 422,830 inhabitants[1] in an area of Шаблон:Convert, and its capital city is also named San Martín.
Name
The partido (district) and its capital are named in honor of General José de San Martín, who led Argentina against the Spanish Empire in the Argentine War of Independence.
Sports
The partido is home to Primera División football team Chacarita Juniors, and to fifth Division football team Club Social y Deportivo Central Ballester.
In rugby union San Martín partido is home to CEC Liceo Militar.
Districts
- Barrio Parque General San Martín
- Billinghurst
- Ciudad del Libertador General José de San Martín
- Ciudad Jardín El Libertador
- Loma Hermosa
- José León Suárez
- San Andrés
- Villa Ballester
- Villa Libertad
- Villa Lynch
- Villa Maipú
Smaller neighbourhoods
These neighbourhoods have been absorbed into the municipality and are no longer commonly used.
- Villa Ayacucho
- Villa Bernardo Monteagudo
- Villa Chacabuco
- Villa Coronel José M. Zapiola
- Villa General Antonio J. de Sucre
- Villa General Eugenio Necochea
- Villa General José Tomás Guido
- Villa General Juan G. Las Heras
- Villa Godoy Cruz
- Villa Granaderos de San Martín
- Villa Gregoria Matorras
- Villa Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
- Villa María Irene de los Remedios de Escalada
- Villa Marqués Alejandro María de Aguado
- Villa Parque Presidente Figueroa Alcorta
- Villa Parque San Lorenzo
- Villa Yapeyú
Gallery
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San Martín Town Square
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Villa Ballester city
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San Andrés Golf Club.
Notable people
- José Hernández, (1834-1886) journalist and poet
- Óscar Alfredo Gálvez, (1913-1989) racing driver
- Pedro Opeka, (b. 1948), Catholic missionary
- Zully Moreno, (1920-1999) actress
- Fernando Siro, (1931-2006) actor, film director and screenwriter
- Roberto DeVicenzo, (b. 1923) golfer
- Virginia Gamba, (b.1954) Under Secretary General, United Nations
References
External links
Шаблон:Greater Buenos Aires Шаблон:Partidos of Buenos Aires Province
