San Francisco Solano, usually known as 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 | |
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  San Francisco Solano Location in Greater Buenos Aires | |
| Coordinates: 34°46′S 58°19′W / 34.767°S 58.317°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Quilmes and Almirante Brown |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 81,707 |
| CPA Base | |
| Area code | +54 11 |
History
edit- 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
editThe city is named after Spanish missionary St. Francisco Solano (10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610).
Population
editThere 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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