San Fernando, Buenos Aires
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San Fernando de la Buena Vista is a city in the Gran Buenos Aires, in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

, and capital of the San Fernando Partido
San Fernando Partido
San Fernando is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. Its capital is San Fernando. It is 28 km. from the city of Buenos Aires.-Population distribution :...

, 20 km (12 mi) north of the city of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

.

Geographic Data

Located in the northern area of Gran Buenos Aires, San Fernando is composed of two clearly differentiated areas: a densely populated mainland section, with predominance of industrial, commercial and service areas; and a section of Islands of the Paraná Delta
Paraná Delta
The Paraná Delta is the delta of the Paraná River in Argentina. The Paraná flows north–south and becomes an alluvial basin between the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe, then emptying into the Río de la Plata....

 of 950 km² (366.8 sq mi). It is the nautical capital of Argentina.
The city is bordered by 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....

 and Tigre
Tigre, Buenos Aires
Tigre is a town in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Paraná Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction, easily reached by bus and train services, including the scenic Tren de la Costa...

. Its continental area is composed of the towns of Virreyes
Virreyes, Buenos Aires
Virreyes is a town located in the San Fernando Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban connurbation....

, San Fernando and Victoria
Victoria, Buenos Aires
Victoria is a city in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, located in the San Fernando Partido.The city gradually built up around a station on the Central Argentino railway named after Queen Victoria of England....

. The rest of his jurisdiction comprises the second and third sections of the Paraná Delta Islands.

Surface area

  • Continental section: 23 km² (8.9 sq mi)
  • Delta section: 950 km² (366.8 sq mi) (aprox.)

Population

  • Total population: 151.131
  • Urban population: 147.409
  • Rural population (delta): 3.058

Population by localities

  • San Fernando: 68.806
  • Victoria: 40.461
  • Virreyes: 38.142
  • Delta: 3.058

External links

Municipal website local news webpage
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