Carapachay
Encyclopedia
Carapachay is a town located in Vicente López Partido
in Argentina
, it formas part of the Greater Buenos Aires
agglomeration.
) crossed the territory. In 1943 the first train stopped at parada Km 18 which was named Carapachay in 1946. In 1949 the district was officially founded and in 1964 the name Carapachay was officially recognised.
Vicente López Partido
Vicente López is a partido located in the north of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The capital is Olivos.-Districts:* Carapachay* Florida* La Lucila* Munro* Olivos* Vicente López* Villa Adelina* Villa Martelli...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, it formas part of the Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires is the generic denomination to refer to the megalopolis comprising the autonomous city of Buenos Aires and the conurbation around it, over the province of Buenos Aires—namely the adjacent 24 partidos or municipalities—which nonetheless do not constitute a single administrative...
agglomeration.
History
In 1909 the Ferrocarril Central Córdoba (which became the General Manuel Belgrano railwayFerrocarril General Manuel Belgrano
Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano , named after the Argentine politician and military leader Manuel Belgrano, was one of the six state-owned Argentine railway companies formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948...
) crossed the territory. In 1943 the first train stopped at parada Km 18 which was named Carapachay in 1946. In 1949 the district was officially founded and in 1964 the name Carapachay was officially recognised.