San Miguel, Buenos Aires
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San Miguel is situated in the northwest region of Greater Buenos Aires
, 30 km from the capital
. It is the head town of the San Miguel Partido
. Since the early 2000s its been a part of Greater Buenos Aires. According to the 2001 census the number of inhabitants was about 157.532. San Miguel's transition from a rural community to that of a suburban metropolis with high-rise buildings has caused it to lose its village character and placed its infrastructure in jeopardy.
San Miguel has numerous bus lines
running through the center and is served with several stations by the San Martin
and Urquiza
commuter railroad lines, which provide easy access to the capital.
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...
, 30 km from the capital
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. It is the head town of the San Miguel Partido
San Miguel Partido
San Miguel Partido is a partido located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban area of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 281,120 inhabitants in an area of 83km², and its capital city is San Miguel, which is located around 32km from Buenos...
. Since the early 2000s its been a part of Greater Buenos Aires. According to the 2001 census the number of inhabitants was about 157.532. San Miguel's transition from a rural community to that of a suburban metropolis with high-rise buildings has caused it to lose its village character and placed its infrastructure in jeopardy.
San Miguel has numerous bus lines
Colectivo
Colectivo is the name given in Argentina and Paraguay to a type of public transportation vehicles, especially those of Argentina's capital city, Buenos Aires...
running through the center and is served with several stations by the San Martin
Ferrocarril General San Martín
Ferrocarril General San Martín , named after the former Argentine general José de San Martín, was one of the six state-owned Argentine railway companies formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948...
and Urquiza
Ferrocarril General Urquiza
Ferrocarril General Urquiza , named after the Argentine general and politician Justo José de Urquiza, was one of the six state-owned Argentine railway companies formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948...
commuter railroad lines, which provide easy access to the capital.