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Liniers
Rivadavia Avenue
Rivadavia Avenue
Official seal of Liniers
Seal
Location o Liniers athin Buenos Aires
Location o Liniers athin Buenos Aires
Kintra Argentinae
Autonomous CeetyBuenos Aires
ComunaC9
Important steidsEstadio José Amalfitani, San Cayetano Kirk
Area
 • Total5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total44,234
 • Density8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

Liniers is a barrio (neebourheid) o Buenos Aires on the edge o the ceety, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is a important train station an bus hub an aw, connectin wastren Greater Buenos Aires wi the Buenos Aires Metro.

The neebourheid developit aroond the Liniers railwey station follaein its inaugural in 1872.[1]

The neebourheid is hame tae fitbaa club Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, whose stadium, the Estadio José Amalfitani, haes been established thare in 1951. Liners is the steid o the Kirk o San Cayetano an aw, consecratit in 1900 an elevatit tae a pairish in 1913.[2] The Kirk o San Cayetano hosts thoosans o faithful who gather each feast day (August 7) tae pray for employment or tae gie thanks for thair liveliheid.[3]

José Amalfitani Stadium
View of General Paz Freeway and Liniers (left).

The waird is namit efter Santiago de Liniers, a colonial admeenistrator who resistit the Breetish invasions o the Río de la Plata.

References

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  1. "LINIERS BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA:" (in Spanish). Latidobuenosaires.com. Archived frae the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. "La Parroquia San Cayetano de Liniers cumple 100 años". Diario Popular. 16 Januar 2013.
  3. "Miles de fieles llevan sus ofrendas para agradecer a San Cayetano". Télam. 7 August 2013.

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Coordinates: 34°38′37″S 58°30′59″W / 34.6436°S 58.5164°W / -34.6436; -58.5164