San Francisco Solano

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

San Francisco Solano
City
San Francisco Solano
Coordinates: 34°46′S 58°19′W
Argentina Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoQuilmes & Almirante Brown
Founded1949
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
  Total81,707
CPA Base
B 1846 & B 1881
Area code(s)+54 11

History

  • 17 February 1173, 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

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

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