Hurlingham, Buenos Aires
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Hurlingham is a city in the Province
of Buenos Aires
, Argentina
. It forms part of the Gran Buenos Aires metropolitan area and is situated 23 km west of the city centre. Hurlingham is served by two railway lines, Ferrocarril San Martín
and the Urquiza Line
and is the head town of the municipality of Hurlingham
(Partido).
The United States Department of Agriculture
maintains a biological control laboratory in Hurlingham.
Hurlingham takes its name from the Hurlingham Club
, a country club famous for polo
set up by the 19th century Anglo-Argentine community in the area, copying London
's famous Hurlingham Club
.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Buenos Aires
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 forms part of the Gran Buenos Aires metropolitan area and is situated 23 km west of the city centre. Hurlingham is served by two railway lines, Ferrocarril San Martín
Línea San Martín (Buenos Aires)
The San Martín line is a 55 Kilometre,19 station commuter rail service in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina run by the private company Transportes Metropolitanos General San Martín S.A. , a subsidiary of Metropolitano, between 1 April 1994 and 7 January 2005...
and the Urquiza Line
Línea Urquiza (Buenos Aires)
The Urquiza Line is a suburban electric commuter line operated by the subway operator Metrovías, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It runs from the Federico Lacroze terminus in the barrio of Chacarita, to General Lemos terminus, Campo de Mayo in Greater Buenos Aires, a total journey time of 46 min...
and is the head town of the municipality of Hurlingham
Hurlingham Partido
Hurlingham Partido is a district located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban area in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 176,505 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Hurlingham, which is located from Buenos Aires...
(Partido).
The United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food...
maintains a biological control laboratory in Hurlingham.
Hurlingham takes its name from the Hurlingham Club
Hurlingham Club (Argentina)
The Hurlingham Club of Argentina is a golf and polo club in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires Province.-History:It is named after the Hurlingham Club in London and was set up in 1888 by the local Anglo-Argentine community...
, a country club famous for polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
set up by the 19th century Anglo-Argentine community in the area, copying London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's famous Hurlingham Club
Hurlingham Club
The Hurlingham Club is an exclusive sports club in Fulham in southwest London, England. The club, founded in 1869, is situated by the River Thames in Fulham, West London, and has a Georgian clubhouse set in of grounds...
.
See also
- Hurlingham Club (Argentina)Hurlingham Club (Argentina)The Hurlingham Club of Argentina is a golf and polo club in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires Province.-History:It is named after the Hurlingham Club in London and was set up in 1888 by the local Anglo-Argentine community...