Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido,

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in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the

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. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lanús has a total population of 453,500.

Overview

A major industrial centre, it is served by freight and passenger railway lines. The city has chemical, armaments, textiles, paper, leather and rubber goods, wire, apparel, oils and lubricants industries, as well as tanneries, vegetable and fruit canneries. Several technical schools are located in the city, as well as the Eva Perón Medical Center, one of the largest in the Greater Buenos Aires area. The city has a football club, Club Atlético Lanús currently playing in the

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. Club Atlético Lanús also has a basketball team. Guillermo Gaebeler initiated the town's development, designing its first city master plan. Gaebeler established the town as ''Villa General Paz'' on October 20, 1888, and named its first streets and plazas after the numerous battles won by General José María Paz in the

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s of the mid-19th century. Lanús was officially renamed in 1955 in honor of

Anacarsis Lanús Hipólito Anacarsis Lanús (November 14, 1820 in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos – October 14, 1888) was an Argentine entrepreneur of French and Greek and Basque origin. Biography He played a role during the years of the secessionist Stat ...

, who owned the land where the city is today located until his death in 1887.

Notable people associated with Lanús

* Horacio Accavallo - boxer *

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- professional footballer *

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- actor * Alfredo Arias - theatre producer *

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- rock musician *

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- football legend, star of the 1986 World Cup * Ricardo Montaner - famous Latin musician *

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- popular crooner * Babasónicos - rock band *

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- football player for

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* Diego Valeri - football player for Club Atlético Lanús, all-time top scorer for

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- football player for

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* Adrian Ricchiuti - football player for

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* Marcela Morelo - Latin singer and composer *

Julie Gonzalo Julieta Susana "Julie" Gonzalo (; born September 9, 1981) is an Argentine actress. On television, she has played Parker Lee on ''Veronica Mars'' (2006–2007; 2019), Maggie Dekker on ''Eli Stone'' (2008–2009), Pamela Rebecca Barnes on the soap ...

- actress * Francisco Álvarez - actor *

Ariel González Oscar Ariel González Mezzenasco (born October 28, 1974) is a former Argentine naturalized Mexican footballer who last played as a center forward, for Irapuato. He played most of his career in the first and second divisions of Mexican football. ...

- rock musician, songwriter and arranger * Sergio Olguín - writer, journalist and editor; wrote a novel, ''Lanús''.

References

External links

Official Website of Club Atlético Lanús

National University of Lanús
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