Tortuguitas is a city in

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, Argentina, located northwest of

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. The city is located in

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(county), and its population was 41,390 inhabitants as of the 2001 Census. Part of a vast estancia in colonial times owned by Alonso de Escobar, the land was bought in 1925 by the Blas País family when the Córdoba Central Railway was built though the area in 1925. The establishment of the Tortugas Country Club by Antonio Maura in 1930 was followed by a stop nearby along the line known simply as ''Apeadero km 40'' (Km. 40 Stop). The stop was upgraded as a station along the General Belgrano Railway on June 9, 1947. The Blas País family began selling lots to developers as early as 1942, and the numerous

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s in the area were gradually developed into residential subdivisions that gave Tortuguitas its

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character. Despite being located near the northwest end of the Greater Buenos Aires metro area, Tortuguitas benefited from direct access to the city via Route 8, which was converted into a freeway in the 1980s. This also promoted the development of a sizable manufacturing base in the eastern end of Tortuguitas, along Route 8. The Tortuguitas

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, formally designated in 1999, includes the local affiliates of

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, GE Plastics, and

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, as well as

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's Lucchetti

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plant. The contiguous ''El Triángulo'' District includes among others the

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Argentina plant (1972) and th
Tortugas Open Mall
(2010). In 2015, the DirecTV Arena, Argentina's largest, opened in the city.

External links

Tortuguitas guideTiempo de Tortuguitas

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