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{{Short description|City in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina}}
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'''Rafael Castillo''' is a district of [[La Matanza Partido]] in [[Buenos Aires Province]], [[Argentina]]. It is located in the [[Greater Buenos Aires]] urban conurbation.
'''Rafael Castillo''' ({{IPA|es|rafaˈel kasˈtiʝo|lang}}) is a western suburb of [[Buenos Aires]], located in [[La Matanza Partido]], [[Buenos Aires Province]], Argentina. It is part of the [[Urban area|urban agglomeration]] of [[Greater Buenos Aires]].

It is named after Rafael Castillo, lawyer and politician who served as the [[Ministry of the Interior and Transport|minister of the Interior of Argentina]] from 1904 to 1906 and owner of the lands where he planned the establishment of the town.

Rafael Castillo was declared a city by the Provincial Legislature on 18 October 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ley 8252|url=https://normas.gba.gob.ar/documentos/VG8Qauk0.pdf|date=1974|access-date=29 December 2019|language=es}}</ref>

According to the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 147,965.

==Notable people==
* [[Oscar Garré]] (born 1956), footballer, part of the national squad that won the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]], was raised in Rafael Castillo.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fuentes|first=Jorge|title=Oscar Garré, del potrero en Rafael Castillo a levantar la Copa del Mundo|url=http://www.el1digital.com.ar/articulo/view/59394/oscar-garre-del-potrero-en-rafael-castillo-a-levantar-la-copa-del-mundo|access-date=29 December 2019|work=El1 Digital|date=27 June 2016|language=es}}</ref>
* [[Leonardo Pisculichi]] (born 1984 in Rafael Castillo), footballer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pisculichi, el "10" que llega; Cruz, el delantero soñado|url=https://www.clarin.com/ediciones-anteriores/pisculichi-10-llega-cruz-delantero-sonado_0_HJWEcPOkCFg.html|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|date=7 July 2005|access-date=29 December 2019|language=es}}</ref>


==External links==
==References==
{{Commons category|Rafael Castillo}}
*{{ar-mi-muni|BUE065}}
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:La Matanza Partido]]
[[Category:Populated places in Buenos Aires Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Buenos Aires Province]]
[[Category:Cities in Argentina]]


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Latest revision as of 08:19, 15 August 2024

Rafael Castillo
City
Retail hub of Rafael Castillo
Retail hub of Rafael Castillo
Map
Interactive map of Rafael Castillo
Rafael Castillo is located in Greater Buenos Aires
Rafael Castillo
Rafael Castillo
Coordinates: 34°43′S 58°37′W / 34.717°S 58.617°W / -34.717; -58.617
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
Partido La Matanza
Declared a city1974
Area
[1]
 • Total
14.25 km2 (5.50 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2010 census [INDEC])
 • Total
147,965
CPA Base
B 1755
Area code+54 11

Rafael Castillo (Spanish: [rafaˈel kasˈtiʝo]) is a western suburb of Buenos Aires, located in La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires.

It is named after Rafael Castillo, lawyer and politician who served as the minister of the Interior of Argentina from 1904 to 1906 and owner of the lands where he planned the establishment of the town.

Rafael Castillo was declared a city by the Provincial Legislature on 18 October 1974.[2]

According to the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 147,965.

Notable people

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rafael Castillo.
  1. ^ "La Matanza - Localidades" (in Spanish). Municipality of La Matanza. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Ley 8252" (PDF) (in Spanish). 1974. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ Fuentes, Jorge (27 June 2016). "Oscar Garré, del potrero en Rafael Castillo a levantar la Copa del Mundo". El1 Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Pisculichi, el "10" que llega; Cruz, el delantero soñado". Clarín (in Spanish). 7 July 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2019.


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