Avellaneda
port ceety in the province o Buenos Aires, Argentinae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avellaneda (Spaingie pronunciation: [aβeʎaˈneða]) is a port ceety in the province o Buenos Aires, Argentinae, an the seat o the Avellaneda Partido, whose population wis 328,980 as per the 2001 census [INDEC].
Avellaneda | |
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Plaza Alsina | |
Location in Greater Buenos Aires | |
Coordinates: 34°39′S 58°22′W | |
Kintra | Argentinae |
Province | Buenos Aires |
Partido | Avellaneda |
Foondit | 7 Aprile 1852 |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |
• Total | 24,313 |
CPA Base | B 1870 |
Area code(s) | +54 11 |
Avellaneda sits in the metropolitan aurie o the Greater Buenos Aires, an is connectit tae Buenos Aires Ceety bi several brigs ower the Riachuelo River. A major rail centre, Avellaneda is ane o the foremaist commercial andindustrial centres o Argentinae an aw. Its population haes been stable syne aroond 1960. Avellaneda's lairgest employers are textile mills, meat-packin an grain-processin plants, ile refineries, metallurgical wirks, extensive dockin facilities, an mercats for ferm an ranch products.
Avellaneda is the hame o twa o the maist important Argentine fitbaa clubs an aw: Independiente an Racing.
The ceety wis ance kent as Barracas al Sur; it wis renamit on 11 Januar 1904 efter the statesman Nicolás Avellaneda.