San Isidro Partido
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San Isidro is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina found in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. Its capital is the city of San Isidro. It is 21 km (13 mi) from the city of Buenos Aires.
The founder of San Isidro city was Domingo de Acassuso, who built a cathedral in 1706 dedicated to San Isidro Labrador, having seen him in a dream. Other towns in the municipality are Acassuso, Beccar, Boulougne, Martínez, and Villa Adelina.
The area of the partido is 51.44 km2 (19.9 sq mi). In 2001 there were 293,000 inhabitants, representing 0.8% of the population of Argentina. San Isidro borders on the partidos of Tigre, Vicente López, San Martín and San Fernando.
Cathedral
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The San Isidro cathedral (Catedral de San Isidro in Spanish) 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.
Sports
Football
San Isidro is home to Club Atlético Acassuso, a football club that currently plays in the regionalised 3rd Division.
Horse racing
San Isidro is home to a historically prominent Jockey Club, that runs San Isidro's world-class race track, the Hipódromo de San Isidro.
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) and CASI (Club Atlético San Isidro).
Sailing
There are a number of sailing clubs on the Río de la Plata.
Districts
See also
External links
- Template:Es icon San Isidro municipality's official website
- San Isidro hipodromo
- Tourist information
- Template:Es icon San isidro Club Rugby
- Template:Es icon Club Atlético San Isidro Rugby
- Template:Es icon Club Acassuso Football
- Template:Es icon Club Acassuso -Arriba Los Azules Football
