Ciudadela, Buenos Aires
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Country | Argentina |
Province | Buenos Aires |
Partido | Tres de Febrero |
Founded | December 1, 1910 |
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |
• Total | 73,155 |
CPA Base | B 1702 |
Area code(s) | +54 11 |
Ciudadela is a city in Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Tres de Febrero Partido, immediately to the west of the neighborhood of Liniers in Buenos Aires city proper. It is separated from the city by General Paz avenue.
History
Home to a cattle ranch in colonial times (Rancho de Castro), the area was the site of a base of operations for Viceroy Santiago de Liniers during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata of 1806. The first settlement was named Villa Liniers in his honor, and was the site of an important military barracks after 1902. The town began to take shape with the arrival of the Ferrocarril Oeste railway in 1910, and was officially established that year. Ciudadela gradually grew around the railway station, and eventually merged into the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration.
Fuerte Apache, whose official name is "Barrio Ejército de los Andes" (English: Army of the Andes Barrio), is a public housing development in Ciudadela. The subject of ongoing controversy, its colloquial name stems from Fort Apache, The Bronx, a 1981 movie about a crime-ridden part of New York City.
Ciudadela had 73,155 inhabitants according to 2001 census, and features a lively commerce hub along Avenida Rivadavia, as well as two Jewish cemeteries. The historic barracks are now the Argentine Army Museum.
Notable births
- Alfredo Alcón - actor
- Fernando Gago - professional footballer
- Carlos Tevez - professional footballer
Neighborhoods
- Barrio Ejército de los Andes
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- Villa Reconquista Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Villa General Arenales Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Villa El Paredón o Los Russos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Villa Matienzo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Barrio San Eduardo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Barrio Ramón Carrillo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Villa Herminia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Villa General Paz Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Villa La Paz Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Villa Maldonado Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Villa Weigel Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Sol de Mañana Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Villa Herminda Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Villa Viejo Artes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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External links
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
- (Spanish) Cabildo Abierto de Ciudadela
- (Spanish) History of Ciudadela
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