San Francisco Solano

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Founded 1949 Area code(s) +54 11 Province Buenos Aires Province Partido Quilmes Partido		CPA Base B 1846 & B 1881 Elevation 12 m Local time Saturday 1:22 PM

Weather 26°C, Wind NE at 29 km/h, 56% Humidity

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San Francisco Solano is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires agglomeration. It is divided between the Quilmes and Almirante Brown partidos.

Map of San Francisco Solano, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

History

17 February 1773, the Franciscan convent of Buenos Aires buys territory in the area but sells it in 1871

1948, the territory is subdivided into plots and sold by the provincial administration

1949, the settlement is officially founded with the name of San Francisco Solano, despite a council resolution to name the settlement after Paulino Barreiro, a Buenos Aires-born judge assassinated in 1840

12 October 1981, the settlement is officially declared a city

Name

The city is named after Spanish missionary St. Francisco Solano (10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610).

Population

Thete are 53,363 inhabitants who live in the Quilmes-administered part of the city and 28,344 inhabitants in Almirante Brown partido.

References

San Francisco Solano Wikipedia

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