Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires
Ituzaingó (Spanish pronunciation: [itusajŋˈɡo]) is the capital of the Ituzaingó Partido in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, Argentina, west of Buenos Aires.
Overview
Ituzaingó has been the capital of the Ituzaingó Partido or municipality of Buenos Aires Province since 1995, when the partido was created. Buildings of more than three stories were until recently prohibited, and most houses are only one story high
The shopping area near the train station connecting the city with Buenos Aires City (Downtown) is located surrounding a square, opposite the church, where concerts, cultural events and fairs are held on weekends and holidays.
Ituzaingó is 28 km (17 mi) away from the city of Buenos Aires. It has 38.51 km2 (14.87 sq mi) of French-style chalets, quiet streets and leafy trees, which coexist in all neighborhoods of the city. According to the last national census of 2010, the population was 168,419 people.
It stands out as the neighborhood of Parque Leloir, one of the largest protected ecological zones of the province, and is also known to be a quiet residential neighborhood with huge houses and the home of many celebrities.
Sport
Club Atlético Ituzaingó is the local professional team.
Notable people
- Ceferino Denis (born 1978), footballer
- Tomás Lanzini (born 1988), footballer
- Ricardo Passano (1922-2012), actor
- Nicolás Peranic (born 1985), footballer
- Fernando Caldeiro (1958-2009), Argentine-American NASA astronaut
- Moria Casán (born 1946), actress, producer, TV and theater personality
- Raúl Perrone (born 1952), filmmaker, cartoonist
References
- Municipality of Ituzaingó
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- La Voz De Ituzaingó - Local newspaper.
- (in English) The Battle of Ituzaingó - History of the battle from which the city takes its name.
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administrative
divisions
Buenos Aires Province
Province partidos
- Almirante Brown
- Avellaneda
- Berazategui
- Esteban Echevarría
- Ezeiza
- Florencio Varela
- Hurlingham
- Ituzaingó
- José C. Paz
- Lanús
- Lomas de Zamora
- La Matanza
- Malvinas Argentinas
- Merlo
- Moreno
- Morón
- Quilmes
- San Fernando
- San Isidro
- San Martín
- San Miguel
- Tigre
- 3 de Febrero
- Vicente López
- 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