San Isidro Partido

Infobox Partido Argentina
name= San Isidro
official name= Partido de San Isidro
coat of arms=Escudo-San-Isidro-BsAs.jpg


location= location of San Isidro Partido in Gran Buenos Aires
capital= San Isidro
foundation= 1784
founder= Domingo de Acassuso
pop= 291,505
density= Inhabitants/km²
pop change= (1991-2001)
resident= sanisidrense
tel= 011
post= B1642
coor= coord|34|28|S|58|30|W
area= convert|51.44|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on
dist1= convert|21|km|mi|0|abbr=on
dist2= convert|71|km|mi|0|abbr=on
patron= San Isidro Labrador
mayor= Gustavo Posse, Partido Vecinal
web= http://www.sanisidro.gov.ar
ifam= BUE115

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 convert|21|km|mi|0|abbr=on 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 convert|51.44|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on. 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.

Famed all over Argentina for its beautiful houses and affluent neighbourhoods, the partido has also traditionally been home to Buenos Aires's high and middle high classes. Nevertheless, there are numerous working-class quarters, and even large shanty towns ("villas miseria") like Villa La Cava in Beccar, interspersed mostly west of the Avenida Centenario/Santa Fe thoroughfare, especially in the Beccar and Boulogne districts.

Cathedral

The San Isidro cathedral ("Catedral de San Isidro" in Spanish) was completed on July 14 1898. Constructed in neogothic style, it stands convert|68|m|ft|0|abbr=on tall. It is located opposite Plaza Mitre in San Isidro's historic quarter.

ports

Football

San Isidro is home to Club Atlético Acassuso, a football club that currently plays in the regionalised 3th 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).

ailing

There are a number of sailing clubs on the Río de la Plata.

Districts

* Acassuso
* Beccar
* Boulogne Sur Mer
* Martínez
* San Isidro
* Villa Adelina

External links

*es icon [http://www.sanisidro.gov.ar/ San Isidro municipality's official website]
* [http://www.jockeysroom.com/SanIsidro.htm San Isidro hipodromo]
* [http://www.enjoy-argentina.org/baires-surroundings-san-isidro.php Tourist information]
*es icon [http://www.sanisidroclub.com.ar/ San isidro Club] Rugby
*es icon [http://www.casi.org.ar/ Club Atlético San Isidro] Rugby
*es icon [http://www.clubacassuso.com.ar/index2005.htm Club Acassuso] Football
*es icon [http://clubacassuso.com/ Club Acassuso -Arriba Los Azules] Football

News Webpage

*es icon [http://www.infoban.com.ar/v_despachos.asp?id_Subseccion=31 InfoBAN San Isidro]