General San Martín Partido

General San Martín Partido de General San Martín
Department
Flag Coat of arms
location of General San Martín Partido in Gran Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°34′S 58°31′W / 34.567°S 58.517°W / -34.567; -58.517
Country	Argentina
Established	18 December 1856
Founded by	provincial decree
Seat	San Martín
Government
• Mayor	Fernando Moreira (FDT)
Area
• Total	56 km² (22 sq mi)
Population ^[1]
• Total	422,830
• Density	7,600/km² (20,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	sanmartinense
Postal Code	B1650
IFAM	BUE055
Patron saint	San Antonio de Padua
Website	www.sanmartin.gov.ar

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 56 km² (22 sq mi), 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[]

Billinghurst
Ciudad del Libertador General José de San Martín
Ciudad Jardín El Libertador
Loma Hermosa
Villa Ballester
Villa Lynch
Villa Maipú

Smaller neighbourhoods[]

These neighbourhoods have been absorbed into the municipality and are no longer commonly used.

Gallery[]

San Martín Town Square
Villa Ballester city
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[]

^ ^a ^b "2010 Census provisional results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-07.

External links[]

Media related to General San Martín Partido at Wikimedia Commons
(in Spanish) San Martín news

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