Longchamps, Buenos Aires

Longchamps
City
Longchamps Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°51′S 58°23′W / 34.850°S 58.383°W / -34.850; -58.383Coordinates: 34°51′S 58°23′W / 34.850°S 58.383°W / -34.850; -58.383
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Almirante Brown
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	47,622
• Density	3.349/km2 (8.67/sq mi)
CPA Base	B 1854
Area code(s)	+54 11
Website	http://www.almirantebrown.gov.ar/

Longchamps is a city in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, located about 30 km south of Buenos Aires, in the Almirante Brown Partido (district).

The city owes its name to the race track of the same name located on the Route des Tribunes in the Bois de Boulogne at Paris, France, after which the Sociedad Hípica de Lomas de Zamora (Hipic Society of Lomas de Zamora) was inspired to name the city's own racecourse.

As many people started to visit the new racetrack, the Hipic Society saw itself obligated to create a Railway stop on the current Roca Railway (Ferrocarril General Roca); the stop's foundation date is also used as the foundation date of the city: August 10, 1910. Ultimately, a gambler's dispute that ended in a fire destroyed the racetrack.

It is home of the Danone factory for Argentina.

External links[]

• Municipal website (in Spanish)
• Media related to Longchamps, Buenos Aires at Wikimedia Commons