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Department in Argentina
General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of the Capital federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of 422,830 inhabitants[1] in an area of 56 km2 (22 sq mi), and its capital city is also named San Martín.
Name
The partido (district) and its capital are named in honor of General José de San Martín, who led Argentina against the Spanish Empire in the Argentine War of Independence.
Sports
The partido is home to Primera División football team Chacarita Juniors, and to fifth Division football team Club Social y Deportivo Central Ballester.
In rugby union San Martín partido is home to CEC Liceo Militar.
Districts
Smaller neighbourhoods
These neighbourhoods have been absorbed into the municipality and are no longer commonly used.
Gallery
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San Martín Town Square
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Villa Ballester city
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San Andrés Golf Club.
Notable people
- José Hernández, (1834–1886) journalist and poet
- Óscar Alfredo Gálvez, (1913–1989) racing driver
- Pedro Opeka, (b. 1948), Catholic missionary
- Zully Moreno, (1920–1999) actress
- Fernando Siro, (1931–2006) actor, film director and screenwriter
- Roberto DeVicenzo, (b. 1923) golfer
- Virginia Gamba, (b.1954) Under Secretary General, United Nations
References
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