Country Argentina CPA Base B 1653 Elevation 26 m Local time Monday 8:05 AM | Founded 26 October 1889 Area code(s) +54 11 Province Buenos Aires Province Population 35,301 (2001) | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 92% Humidity Partido General San Martín Partido | ||
Villa Ballester is a city located in the northern Greater Buenos Aires urban area and it is part of the General San Martín Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is served by the Línea Mitre commuter railway with its station also named Villa Ballester. Founded on 26 October 1889.
Contents
- Map of Villa Ballester Buenos Aires Province Argentina
- History
- Education
- Sports
- Notable residents
- References
Map of Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
History
Pedro Ballester (4 December 1849 – 5 September 1928) started the development of the town in the late 1880s in some fields occupied by his family, the chacra Miguel Ballester y Flotat. A key factor for the success of the new town was the train which provided fast access to Buenos Aires. The town was named after the commercial partnership between Pedro Ballester and Guillermo Lacroze, "Sociedad Villa Ballester".
Education
Hölters Schule, a German school, is in Villa Ballester. It was once recognized as a German school by the West German government.
Sports
The city received international attention as one of the host cities of the 1990 FIBA World Championship.