Billinghurst is a town in General San Martín Partido

General San Martín Partido

General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of Capital Federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina....

 of Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province

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, Argentina

Argentina

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. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires

Greater Buenos Aires

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 urban agglomeration.

Toponomy

The settlement is names after Mariano Billinghurst (26 November 1810 - 13 June 1892) an Argentine born businessman who was extensively involved in the development of the railways in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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and the Province.
Billinghurst is also the name of a street that joins Santa Fe in the Recoleta district of Buenos Aires city. It is famous in the city for having the largest number of Empanada (Little Meat Pies) shop on a single road.