Rafael Calzada, Buenos Aires
Rafael Calzada | |
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Ciudad | |
San Martín Ave., looking eastwards. The city's arch can be seen in the background.
San Martín Ave., looking eastwards. The city's arch can be seen in the background.
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Location in Greater Buenos Aires | |
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Country | Argentina |
Province | Buenos Aires |
Partido | Almirante Brown Partido |
Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |
• Total | 56,419 |
CPA Base | B 1847 |
Area code(s) | +54 11 |
Rafael Calzada is an Argentine city (Spanish: ciudad) within the Almirante Brown Partido, which is located in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, Argentina. It has an area of 5.14 km² and a population of 56,419 (2001 census [INDEC]). The city is linked with Buenos Aires by a railway station having the same name; both electric and diesel services stop at the station. It is also served by a number of buses that converge into the train station, and connect it with neighbour cities, as well as with Buenos Aires.
It was officially founded on 18 July 1909 by Dr. Rafael Calzada, a Spanish Argentine attorney and legal theorist. The suburban bedroom community's principal architectural landmark, The Church of the Holy Trinity, was designed by local architect Juan Fogeler in 1922, and consecrated in 1933. The church was designated as a parish in 1951. The community has been served by the Celina González Peña de Calzada Library (in honor of the founder's widow) since 1954, and the Dr. Arturo Oñativia Emergency Hospital since 1996.
References
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
- rafaelcalzada website
- calzadacity website[dead link]
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles containing Spanish-language text
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- Articles with dead external links from February 2013
- Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
- Almirante Brown Partido
- Populated places established in 1909
- 1909 establishments in Argentina
- Cities in Argentina