Carapachay is a town located in
Vicente López Partido
Vicente López is a partido in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is one of the country´s most affluent municipalities.
Vicente López is located 20 kilometers north of downtown Buenos Aires and 80 kilome ...
in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...
. It forms part of the
Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires ( es, Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area ( es, Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the adj ...
agglomeration.
History
In 1909 the Ferrocarril Central Córdoba, which subsequently became the
Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano
The General Manuel Belgrano Railway (FCGMB) (Spanish: Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano), named after the Argentines, Argentine politician and military leader Manuel Belgrano, is a railway and the longest of the Rail transport in Argentina, A ...
, crossed the territory that was to become Carapachay. In 1943 the first train stopped at ''Parada Km 18'', which was renamed ''Estación Carapachay'' in 1946. In 1949 the district was officially founded, and in 1964 the name Carapachay was officially recognised.
External links
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carapa.comLocal news websiteCarapachay DigitalMunicipalidad de Vicente Lopez - Historia
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
Populated places established in 1949
Vicente López Partido
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