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{{Unreferenced|date=August 2019}}
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'''Billinghurst''' is a town in [[General San Martín Partido]] of [[Buenos Aires Province]], [[Argentina]]. It is located in the [[Greater Buenos Aires]] urban agglomeration.
'''Billinghurst''' is a town in [[General San Martín Partido]] of [[Buenos Aires Province]], Argentina. It is located in the [[Greater Buenos Aires]] urban agglomeration.


== Toponomy ==
== Toponymy ==
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]] and the Province.
The settlement is named after [[Mariano Billinghurst]] (26 November 1810 – 13 June 1892), an Argentine-born businessman of English descent who was extensively involved in the development of the railways in [[Buenos Aires]] and the homonymous province. His name is also present in the name of a street that joins Santa Fe in the Recoleta neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires.
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) shops on a single road.


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Populated places in Buenos Aires Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Buenos Aires Province]]
[[Category:San Martín, Buenos Aires]]
[[Category:General San Martín Partido]]



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[[es:Billinghurst]]

Latest revision as of 09:32, 20 November 2024

Billinghurst
Billinghurst is located in Greater Buenos Aires
Billinghurst
Billinghurst
Coordinates: 34°34′S 58°32′W / 34.567°S 58.533°W / -34.567; -58.533
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoGeneral San Martín
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total
19,138
CPA Base
B 1650
Area code+54 11

Billinghurst is a town in General San Martín Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration.

Toponymy

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The settlement is named after Mariano Billinghurst (26 November 1810 – 13 June 1892), an Argentine-born businessman of English descent who was extensively involved in the development of the railways in Buenos Aires and the homonymous province. His name is also present in the name of a street that joins Santa Fe in the Recoleta neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires.

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  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)


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