Avellaneda is a partido in

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. It has an area of 55.17 km² (21.3 sq mi) and a population of 663,953 in 2001. Its administrative seat is the city of

Avellaneda Avellaneda (, ) is a port city in the provinces of Argentina, province of Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 342,677 as per the . Avellaneda is located within the Greater B ...

. The partido is located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban area, separated from the city of

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by the Matanza River, popularly known as ''Riachuelo''. The Bartolomé Mitre is the main avenue of the district, connecting with the main federal city through two bridges, the Pueyrredón Bridge to Barracas and the New Pueyrredón Bridge, directly to the 9 de Julio Avenue. The Nicolás Avellaneda Bridge also connects the ''Isla Maciel'' (in Dock Sud) with

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neighbourhood.

Name

The Partido was known as ''Barracas al Sud'' (Southern Barracks), until it was renamed in honor of Nicolás Avellaneda in 1904.

Settlements

The Avellaneda Partido is subdivided into four cities and four localities (''localidades''), listed here with their populations (as of 2001): Avenida Mitre 2200 - Avellaneda

Between Dock Sud, Sarandí, Villa Domínico and Wilde there is an area called Reserva Cinturón Ecológico, ("Environmental Belt Rerserve Area") which is a part of a network of waste dumps, which after reaching capacity are planted with greenery.

Sport

Avellaneda is home to two of the most famous football clubs in Argentina: Independiente and

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. The partido is also home to several other football teams including Arsenal de Sarandí of the Primera Division Argentina, and lower league teams San Telmo, Dock Sud and Victoriano Arenas.

Notes and references

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Ministry of the Interior statistics
{{Authority control Partidos of Buenos Aires Province