Ituzaingó is a partido of

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. It is in the

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urban area,

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, west of

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city. It has an area of and a population of 168,419 (). Its capital, the city of Ituzaingó, and the other districts in Ituzaingó Partido were part of the

Morón Partido Morón is a '' partido'' (second level administrative division) of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban area, its head town is Morón which is located around from Buenos Aires. The provincial subdivisi ...

until 1995.

History

The partido of ltuzaingó stems from the Provincial Law No. 11,610 enacted on December 28, 1994, when

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was governor of the

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. It allowed the creation of the partidos of

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and ltuzaingó from the division of the former partido of Morón Partido. During the elections of May 14, 1995 came the first elected officials of ltuzaingó Partido for 1995-1999: Alberto Daniel Descalzo was elected mayor and took office on December 11 that year at a ceremony in the hall acts of the School No. 1. At the same time, the City Council was constituted by

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(First City Council president), Marcelo Nadal, Adalberto Montes de Oca, Luis Sosa, and Jose Gonzalez composing

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bloc. Ricardo Vallarino, Ruben Rosso, and Alberto Fusco composing electoral coalition Frepaso-Pais bloc, and Yolanda Jaimez and Fernando Miño composing the

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bloc.Creation of Ituzaingó (in spanish)

Settlements

* Ituzaingó * Villa Udaondo

Districts

** Parque Leloir **

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** Villa Ariza ** San Alberto

Sport

Ituzaingó Partido is home to

Club Atlético Ituzaingó Club Atlético Ituzaingó is an Argentine football club based in Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine ...

, a

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club who play in the regionalised 4th Division.

External links

La Voz De Ituzaingó

Official site of Ituzaingó's Municipality

News WebPage

InfoBAN Ituzaingó

References

1995 establishments in Argentina Partidos of Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub