San Isidro Partido
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San Isidro is a partido
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...

 of Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
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, Argentina
Argentina
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 found in the north of 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...

. Its capital is the city of San Isidro
San Isidro, Buenos Aires
San Isidro, Buenos Aires is a municipality in Greater Buenos Aires and one of the most affluent municipalities in Argentina. It is located in San Isidro Partido in the Buenos Aires Province....

. It is 21 km (13 mi) from the city of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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The founder of San Isidro city was Domingo de Acassuso, who built a cathedral
Cathedral
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 in 1706 dedicated to San Isidro Labrador
Isidore the Laborer
Isidore the Laborer, also known as Isidore the Farmer, , was a Spanish day laborer known for his goodness toward the poor and animals. He is the Catholic patron saint of farmers and of Madrid and of La Ceiba, Honduras....

, having seen him in a dream. Other towns in the municipality are Acassuso
Acassuso
Acassuso is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the San Isidro Partido and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation....

, Beccar
Beccar
Beccar is a middle and upscale residential neighbourhood located north of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is part of the partido of San Isidro in Gran Buenos Aires...

, Boulougne, Martínez
Martínez, Buenos Aires
Martínez is a city in San Isidro Partido, Buenos Aires Province. It is part of Greater Buenos Aires. It is served by a commuter train service, the Tren de la Costa tourist railway line, and many buses....

, and Villa Adelina
Villa Adelina
Villa Adelina is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is divided between the administrative districts of San Isidro Partido and Vicente López Partido and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation.-External links:...

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The area of the partido is 51.44 km² (19.9 sq mi). In 2010 there were 291,608 inhabitants. San Isidro borders on the partidos of Tigre
Tigre Partido
Tigre Partido is a partido or municipality of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. The department covers a large section of the Paraná Delta and its low-lying islands...

, Vicente López
Vicente López Partido
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, San Martín
General San Martín Partido
General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of Capital Federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina....

 and San Fernando
San Fernando Partido
San Fernando is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. Its capital is San Fernando. It is 28 km. from the city of Buenos Aires.-Population distribution :...

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Districts

  • Acassuso
    Acassuso
    Acassuso is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the San Isidro Partido and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation....

  • Beccar
    Beccar
    Beccar is a middle and upscale residential neighbourhood located north of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is part of the partido of San Isidro in Gran Buenos Aires...

  • Boulogne
  • Martínez
    Martínez, Buenos Aires
    Martínez is a city in San Isidro Partido, Buenos Aires Province. It is part of Greater Buenos Aires. It is served by a commuter train service, the Tren de la Costa tourist railway line, and many buses....

  • San Isidro
    San Isidro, Buenos Aires
    San Isidro, Buenos Aires is a municipality in Greater Buenos Aires and one of the most affluent municipalities in Argentina. It is located in San Isidro Partido in the Buenos Aires Province....

  • Villa Adelina
    Villa Adelina
    Villa Adelina is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is divided between the administrative districts of San Isidro Partido and Vicente López Partido and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation.-External links:...


Cathedral

The San Isidro cathedral
San Isidro cathedral
The San Isidro Cathedral is located into the San Isidro City, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is on Del Libertador Avenue at 16.200th, opposite "Plaza Mitre" or "Plaza de San Isidro" in San Isidro's historic quarter.- History :...

 (Catedral de San Isidro in Spanish
Spanish language
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) was completed on July 14, 1898. Constructed in neogothic style, it stands 68 m (223 ft) tall. It is located opposite Plaza Mitre in San Isidro's historic quarter.

Football

San Isidro is home to Club Atlético Acassuso
Club Atlético Acassuso
Club Atlético Acassuso is a football club from San Isidro in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The squad currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association league system....

, a football club that currently plays in the regionalised 3rd Division
Primera B Metropolitana
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Horse racing

San Isidro is home to a historically prominent Jockey Club, that runs San Isidro's world-class race track
Race track
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, the Hipódromo de San Isidro
Hipódromo de San Isidro
The Hipódromo de San Isidro is a horse racing track located in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is owned by the Jockey Club. It was inaugurated on 8 December 1935 and is one of the largest in the Americas....

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Rugby

San Isidro is the national capital of Rugby and home to two of the most important rugby clubs in the country - SIC (San Isidro Club
San Isidro Club
The San Isidro Club is a rugby union and field hockey club sited in Boulogne Sur Mer, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is also member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires .-The beginning:...

) and CASI (Club Atlético San Isidro
Club Atlético San Isidro
The Club Atlético San Isidro is a sports club based in San Isidro, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mostly known for its rugby union team , the club hosts other activities such as field hockey, tennis, football, golf and squash amongst others.-History:The sporting institution was founded on 24...

).

See also

  • Hospital Central de San Isidro
  • Catedral de San Isidro
    San Isidro cathedral
    The San Isidro Cathedral is located into the San Isidro City, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is on Del Libertador Avenue at 16.200th, opposite "Plaza Mitre" or "Plaza de San Isidro" in San Isidro's historic quarter.- History :...

  • Colegio Nacional de San Isidro
    Colegio Nacional de San Isidro
    The Colegio Nacional de San Isidro is a public institution of secondary education located in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina....


External links

San Isidro municipality's official website

News Webpage

InfoBAN San Isidro
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