San Isidro is a partido

Departments of Argentina

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 of Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province

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, Argentina

Argentina

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 found in the north of Greater Buenos Aires

Greater Buenos Aires

Greater Buenos Aires is the generic denomination to refer to the megalopolis comprising the autonomous city of Buenos Aires and the conurbation around it, over the province of Buenos Aires—namely the adjacent 24 partidos or municipalities—which nonetheless do not constitute a single administrative...

. Its capital is the city of San Isidro

San Isidro, Buenos Aires

San Isidro, Buenos Aires is a municipality in Greater Buenos Aires and one of the most affluent municipalities in Argentina. It is located in San Isidro Partido in the Buenos Aires Province....

. It is 21 km (13 mi) from the city of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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The founder of San Isidro city was Domingo de Acassuso, who built a cathedral

Cathedral

A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...

 in 1706 dedicated to San Isidro Labrador

Isidore the Laborer

Isidore the Laborer, also known as Isidore the Farmer, , was a Spanish day laborer known for his goodness toward the poor and animals. He is the Catholic patron saint of farmers and of Madrid and of La Ceiba, Honduras....

, having seen him in a dream. Other towns in the municipality are Acassuso

Acassuso

Acassuso is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the San Isidro Partido and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation....

, Beccar

Beccar

Beccar is a middle and upscale residential neighbourhood located north of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is part of the partido of San Isidro in Gran Buenos Aires...

, Boulougne, Martínez

Martínez, Buenos Aires

Martínez is a city in San Isidro Partido, Buenos Aires Province. It is part of Greater Buenos Aires. It is served by a commuter train service, the Tren de la Costa tourist railway line, and many buses....

, and Villa Adelina

Villa Adelina

Villa Adelina is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is divided between the administrative districts of San Isidro Partido and Vicente López Partido and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation.-External links:...

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The area of the partido is 51.44 km² (19.9 sq mi). In 2010 there were 291,608 inhabitants. San Isidro borders on the partidos of Tigre

Tigre Partido

Tigre Partido is a partido or municipality of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. The department covers a large section of the Paraná Delta and its low-lying islands...

, Vicente López

Vicente López Partido

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, San Martín

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....

 and San Fernando

San Fernando Partido

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Districts

• Acassuso
  Acassuso
  Acassuso is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the San Isidro Partido and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation....
  
  
• Beccar
  Beccar
  Beccar is a middle and upscale residential neighbourhood located north of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is part of the partido of San Isidro in Gran Buenos Aires...
  
  
• Boulogne
• Martínez
  Martínez, Buenos Aires
  Martínez is a city in San Isidro Partido, Buenos Aires Province. It is part of Greater Buenos Aires. It is served by a commuter train service, the Tren de la Costa tourist railway line, and many buses....
  
  
• San Isidro
  San Isidro, Buenos Aires
  San Isidro, Buenos Aires is a municipality in Greater Buenos Aires and one of the most affluent municipalities in Argentina. It is located in San Isidro Partido in the Buenos Aires Province....
  
  
• Villa Adelina
  Villa Adelina
  Villa Adelina is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is divided between the administrative districts of San Isidro Partido and Vicente López Partido and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation.-External links:...
  
  

Cathedral

The San Isidro cathedral

San Isidro cathedral

The San Isidro Cathedral is located into the San Isidro City, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is on Del Libertador Avenue at 16.200th, opposite "Plaza Mitre" or "Plaza de San Isidro" in San Isidro's historic quarter.- History :...

 (Catedral de San Isidro in Spanish

Spanish language

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) was completed on July 14, 1898. Constructed in neogothic style, it stands 68 m (223 ft) tall. It is located opposite Plaza Mitre in San Isidro's historic quarter.

Football

San Isidro is home to Club Atlético Acassuso

Club Atlético Acassuso

Club Atlético Acassuso is a football club from San Isidro in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The squad currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association league system....

, a football club that currently plays in the regionalised 3rd Division

Primera B Metropolitana

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Horse racing

San Isidro is home to a historically prominent Jockey Club, that runs San Isidro's world-class race track

Race track

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, the Hipódromo de San Isidro

Hipódromo de San Isidro

The Hipódromo de San Isidro is a horse racing track located in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is owned by the Jockey Club. It was inaugurated on 8 December 1935 and is one of the largest in the Americas....

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Rugby

San Isidro is the national capital of Rugby and home to two of the most important rugby clubs in the country - SIC (San Isidro Club

San Isidro Club

The San Isidro Club is a rugby union and field hockey club sited in Boulogne Sur Mer, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is also member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires .-The beginning:...

) and CASI (Club Atlético San Isidro

Club Atlético San Isidro

The Club Atlético San Isidro is a sports club based in San Isidro, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mostly known for its rugby union team , the club hosts other activities such as field hockey, tennis, football, golf and squash amongst others.-History:The sporting institution was founded on 24...

).

See also

• Hospital Central de San Isidro
• Catedral de San Isidro
  San Isidro cathedral
  The San Isidro Cathedral is located into the San Isidro City, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is on Del Libertador Avenue at 16.200th, opposite "Plaza Mitre" or "Plaza de San Isidro" in San Isidro's historic quarter.- History :...
  
  
• Colegio Nacional de San Isidro
  Colegio Nacional de San Isidro
  The Colegio Nacional de San Isidro is a public institution of secondary education located in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina....
  
  

External links

San Isidro municipality's official website

• San Isidro hipodromo
• Tourist information San isidro Club Rugby Club Atlético San Isidro Rugby Club Acassuso Football Club Acassuso -Arriba Los Azules Football

News Webpage

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