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Also known as Avellaneda, Buenos Aires

Avellaneda (, ) is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 367,554 as per the . Avellaneda is located within the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, and is connected to neighboring Buenos Aires by several bridges over the Riachuelo River.

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Avellaneda is a city in Argentina, serving as the capital of Avellaneda Partido. It was established on April 7, 1852. The city has a population of 366,117 and covers an area of 57.06 square kilometers. Its residents are referred to as avellanedense.

The municipality is located in the Buenos Aires province and operates in the UTC−03:00 time zone. It has an elevation of 2 meters above sea level. Avellaneda is twinned with Terranova da Sibari. The local postal code is B1870, and the dialing code is 11.

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Place details

Locality
Avellaneda
Region
Buenos Aires
Country
Argentina
Population
0
Timezone
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires

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Air quality

49US AQIGood
PM2.5
12.7 µg/m³
PM10
16.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

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Avellaneda
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Argentina Greater Buenos Aires
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Location in Greater Buenos Aires
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Country
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Province
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Partido
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Avellaneda
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Founded
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April 7, 1852
Settlement.population_total
367554
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2
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Cfa

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Landmarks
  • See also
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Avellaneda (, ) is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 367,554 as per the . Avellaneda is located within the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, and is connected to neighboring Buenos Aires by several bridges over the Riachuelo River.

==Overview== Located on land granted to Adelantado Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón by Captain Juan de Garay in 1620, a port settlement known as Puerto del Riachuelo first emerged here in 1731. Established as Barracas al Sur on April 7, 1852, by Quilmes Justice of the Peace Martín José de la Serna, the town grew to become a major rail center during the late 19th century. It was renamed on January 11, 1904, after former President Nicolás Avellaneda. It was declared a city on October 23, 1895, and its population has been stable since around 1960.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Avellaneda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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