Avellaneda

Avellaneda
Plaza Alsina
Avellaneda Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°39′S 58°22′W / 34.65°S 58.367°W / -34.65; -58.367
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Avellaneda
Founded	April 7, 1852
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
- Total	24,313
CPA Base	B 1870
Area code(s)	+54 11

Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the 2001 census [INDEC].

Avellaneda sits in the metropolitan area of the Greater Buenos Aires, and is connected to Buenos Aires City by several bridges over the Riachuelo River. A major rail center, Avellaneda is also one of the foremost commercial and industrial centers of Argentina. Its population stable since around 1960, Avellaneda's largest employers are textile mills, meat-packing and grain-processing plants, oil refineries, metallurgical works, extensive docking facilities, and markets for farm and ranch products.

Avellaneda is also the home of two important Argentine football clubs: Independiente and Racing.

The city was formerly known as Barracas al Sur; it was renamed on January 11, 1904 after the statesman Nicolás Avellaneda.

People

See Cat:People from Avellaneda

References

• Municipality of Avellaneda - Official website.
• (Spanish) Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
• Avellaneda Website/forum - Neighborhood website.
• Avellaneda Website - website.

Mitre and Alsina Avenues	Pedro Fiorito Hospital	Colonial Theatre
Railway Museum	Pueyrredón Bridge	Juan Perón Stadium

Coordinates: 34°39′37″S 58°21′37″W / 34.66028°S 58.36028°W / -34.66028; -58.36028

v • d • e Main cities of Buenos Aires Province Capital city La Plata Metropolitan Cities Mar del Plata · Bahia Blanca · Tandil · Olavarria · Campana · Lujan Regional Cities Berisso · San Nicolas · Zarate · Azul · Lincoln · Villa Gesell · Balcarce · Chivilcoy · Mercedes · Campana · Lobos · Dolores · San Bernardo · Bragado · Brandsen · Ramallo · Avellaneda · Quilmes · City Bell · Coronel Pringles · Chascomus · Pilar · Cañuelas · Pergamino · Towns > 10,000 people Henderson · Rauch · Daireaux · Tornquist · Alberti · Open Door · Suipacha · Pellegrini · General Lavalle · General Belgrano · Coronel Dorrego · Magdalena · Miramar · Necochea · Mar del Tuyu · Pinamar ·

v • d • e Provinces of Argentina Provinces Buenos Aires · Catamarca · Chaco · Chubut · Córdoba · Corrientes · Entre Ríos · Formosa · Jujuy · La Pampa · La Rioja · Mendoza · Misiones · Neuquén · Río Negro · Salta · San Juan · San Luis · Santa Cruz · Santa Fe · Santiago del Estero · Tierra del Fuego · Tucumán Autonomous city Buenos Aires City (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires)