Gerli
Encyclopedia
Gerli is a town in Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
. It lies in the partido
s of Avellaneda
& Lanús
and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires
urban agglomeration
.
a football club who play in the lower leagues of Argentine football.
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, 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 lies in the partido
Partido
A partido is an administrative subdivision of the . They are formally considered to be a single municipality, and usually contain one or more population centers...
s of Avellaneda
Avellaneda Partido
Avellaneda is a partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It has an area of 55.17 km² and a population of 340,985 . Its capital is the city of Avellaneda....
& Lanús
Lanús Partido
Lanús is a partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located at the south of the Gran Buenos Aires urban conglomerate neighbouring Buenos Aires city.The partido has an area of , and a population of 453,500 . Its capital is the city of Lanús....
and forms 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...
urban agglomeration
Agglomeration
In the study of human settlements, an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. In France, INSEE the French Statistical Institute, translate it as "Unité urbaine" which means continuous...
.
History
- March 30, 1909: The settlement was officially established on territory owned by Antonio Gerli.
- 1944: Gerli was divided by the creation of the Lanús Partido.
- November 11, 2005: Gerli was officially declared a municipality by the Legislature of Buenos Aires Province.
Population
Gerli has a population of 64,640 inhabitants , 31,090 in Avellaneda and 33,250 in Lanús.Sport
The town is home to Club El PorvenirClub El Porvenir
Club El Porvenir is an Argentine football club, located in the Gerli neighborhood, which is part of the district of Lanús Partido in the Gran Buenos Aires....
a football club who play in the lower leagues of Argentine football.
Neighbourhoods
- Barrio 15 de Noviembre (1969)
- Barrio Aguero (1958)
- Barrio La Maquinita (1965)
- Barrio Obrero Nº 2 (1950)
- Barrio Unidad y Lucha (1985)
- Gerli Este
- Gerli Oeste (1916)
- La Mosca (1930)
- Villa Angélica (1910)
- Villa Argentina (1913)
- Villa Armandina (1922)
- Villa Aurora (1908)
- Villa Calcagnino (1913)
- Villa Campomar (1929)
- Villa Dorado (1916)
- Villa Echenagucía (1894)
- Villa Fischer (1900)
- Villa Garbarino (1906)
- Villa Heredia (1915)
- Villa Hunter (1926)
- Villa Ideal (1912)
- Villa Iris (1913)
- Villa Isabel (1912)
- Villa Kilómetro 5 (1925)
- Villa Mailhos (1927)
- Villa Marconi (1938)
- Villa Mercado (1924)
- Villa Modelo (1914)
- Villa Moss (1910)
- Villa Otamendi (1930)
- Villa Oyuela (1925)
- Villa San Martín (1924)
- Villa Sapito (1960)
- Villa Sarmiento (1945)