General San Martín Partido


General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of the Capital federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of 422,830 inhabitants in an area of, and its capital city is also named San Martín.

Name

The partido and its capital are named in honor of General José de San Martín, who led Argentina against the Spanish Empire in the Argentine War of Independence.

Sports

The partido is home to Primera División football team Chacarita Juniors, and to fifth Division football team Club Social y Deportivo Central Ballester.
In rugby union San Martín partido is home to CEC Liceo Militar.

Districts

These neighbourhoods have been absorbed into the municipality and are no longer commonly used.

Notable people