Berisso is a city and the head town of the ''
partido'' of
Berisso in
Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of t ...
, Argentina. It forms part of the
Greater La Plata urban area and has a population of approximately 95,021 as of 2001.
People
Berisso was founded by
Italian immigrants
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, and settled by Italians and other European immigrants. Most Berissenses (name referring to the people of Berisso) are of
Italian,
Ukrainian, or Polish descent, but include those of
Spanish,
German, Portuguese, Albanian, Arab, Bulgarian, Croatian, Armenian, Slovak, Irish, Lithuanian, Jewish and Greek descent.
Because it is home to many ethnicities, Berisso is known as "The Provincial Capital of the Immigrant." Berisso's diversity is celebrated on September with their own "Immigrant's Festival."
External links
Official SiteForo BerissoChurch of Nuestra Señora de Loreto website
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
La Plata
Cities in Argentina
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