Country Argentina Area code(s) +54 11 Province Buenos Aires Province Local time Wednesday 9:07 PM | CPA Base B 1650 Elevation 28 m Population 19,138 (2001) | |
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Weather 29°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 49% Humidity Partido General San Martín Partido | ||
Billinghurst is a town in General San Martín Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration.
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Map of Billinghurst, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Toponymy
The settlement is named after Mariano Billinghurst (26 November 1810 – 13 June 1892), an Argentine-born businessman of English descent who was extensively involved in the development of the railways in Buenos Aires and the homonymous province. His name is also present in the name of a street that joins Santa Fe in the Recoleta neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires.
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Billinghurst Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA