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González Catán

Coordinates: 34°46′S 58°38′W / 34.767°S 58.633°W / -34.767; -58.633
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González Catán
City
Country Argentina
ProvinceBuenos Aires
PartidoLa Matanza Partido
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total
163,815
 • Density3,189/km2 (8,260/sq mi)
CPA Base
B 1759
Area code+54 2202
Websitehttp://www.gonzalezcatan.com/

González Catán is a city located in La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The city is the second-largest by area in the county (52 km²), and the second most-populous. The city is located near the southwestern end of the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area.

The settlement itself is the oldest one in La Matanza County, and was originally founded in 1570 as a garrison by a Conquistador, Captain Juan de Garay. The modern settlement originated with the 1869 sale of the land by Germán Carrizo to Mauricio González Catán, a prominent surgeon and provincial legislator. He set aside the land for recreational purposes, christening it the Finca San Mauricio, in honor of his patron saint. He and his wife, Juana del Carmen Palacios, set aside a parcel for the establishment of the Colegio San Mauricio in 1879, and he died in 1895.

Home to a dairy, an orchard and numerous other agricultural businesses, the town was officially established on April 3, 1910, by Dr. Enrique Simón Pérez, a dentist and brother-in-law of González Catán. Writer Martiniano Leguizamón had La Morita, his home, built nearby at the time, and the opening of a Ferrocarril Compañía General en la Provincia de Buenos Aires station promoted the town's initial growth. The growth in manufacturing establishments in the county from 140 to over 1,600 between 1935 and 1954 led to an influx of migrants from the hinterland, and González Catán grew to become the second-largest city on the county. It social problems increased as well, however, and the city was the site of Father Mario Pantaleo's chapel and day care center from the 1970s onwards. The Provincial Legislature declared it a city on September 19, 1974.[1] The city's socioeconomic difficulties were dramatized in a 2004 film, Buena Vida Delivery.

CEAMSE operates one of the nation's largest landfills in González Catán. Opened in 1977, this facility receives waste from the City of Buenos Aires and 14 Greater Buenos Aires municipalities, and has become a source of health problems for local residents; the construction of recycling and waste-to-energy plants was approved by the county in 2010.[2]

González Catán is also known for the Campanópolis theme park. Begun by local businessman Antonio Campana in 1976, Campanópolis was built on a former dumpsite in a Gothic style reminiscent of a Tim Burton film set and occupies 200 hectares (490 acres) along Route 3.[3][4]

This city is also known as the birthplace of Argentine Oasis "Sunday Morning" All members also born in Gonzalez Catán. Their singer and guitarist Gonzalo Llamosas, second guitarist Ramiro Paez, bassist Frank Lanza and his drummer Luke Paez.

Various People Is So Popular in Gonzalez Catan, The Habitans Prefer say "Popus", like Braian "The catan Gallagher" Lima, he's the Creator of a Cover From Oasis "Stop Cry Your Heart Out" Like a True Band Hero Singer.

also Gonzalez Catan Have a Your Own "Bar Of Popus" called "Amarello" where some people get together. For Talk about pupu things

As for the Night, Gonzalez Catan Offers a Variaty of "boliches" like "El Establo" Where all The Black People and no So Piola people Dance or Fight each.

And "Aldon" Where The "cheta people"(gente cheta)Dance, Fuck Each, and Buy drogs like Porro, And anothers.


References

  1. ^ La Matanza: González Catán Template:Es
  2. ^ "CEAMSE vs. CARE. ¿Una solución a la basura?". Notio. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "The Soul is Bone". Malformalady.
  4. ^ "Campanópolis". Flickr.

34°46′S 58°38′W / 34.767°S 58.633°W / -34.767; -58.633