San Fernando is a
city
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in the
Gran Buenos Aires
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area, in
Argentina
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, and capital of the
San Fernando Partido
San Fernando is a '' partido'' of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. Its capital is San Fernando. It is twenty-eight kilometers from the city of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of t ...
, north of the city of
Buenos Aires
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.
Geography
Located in the northern area of
Gran Buenos Aires
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, San Fernando is composed of two clearly differentiated areas: a densely populated mainland section, with predominance of industrial, commercial and service areas; and a section of Islands of the
Paraná Delta
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of . It is the nautical capital of Argentina.
The city is bordered by
San Isidro and
Tigre. Its continental area is composed of the towns of
Virreyes, San Fernando and
Victoria
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. The rest of its jurisdiction comprises the second and third sections of the Paraná Delta Islands.
Climate
Surface area
* Continental section:
* Delta section: (approx.)
Distances
* 28 km from the City of
Buenos Aires
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.
* 95 km from the City of
La Plata
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.
Population
* Total population: 151,131
* Urban population: 147,409
* Rural population (delta): 3,058
Population by localities
* San Fernando: 68,806
* Victoria: 40,461
* Virreyes: 38,142
* Delta: 3,058
Education
Buenos Aires International Christian Academy, an English-only Christian International school in Argentina, is located in San Fernando.
Directions
" Buenos Aires International Christian Academy. Retrieved on February 9, 2015. "Av. del Libertador 2170, San Fernando (1646), Buenos Aires, Argentina."
References
External links
*
Municipal website
local news webpage
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
San Fernando de la Buena Vista
Cities in Argentina
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