Gerli

Gerli
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Avellaneda & Lanús
Founded	March 30, 1909
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	64,640
• Density	9,151/km2 (23,700/sq mi)
CPA Base	B 1870
Area code	+54 11

Gerli is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It lies in the partidos of Avellaneda & Lanús and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration.

History

• March 30, 1909: The settlement was officially established on territory owned by Antonio Gerli.

• 1944: Gerli was divided by the creation of the Lanús Partido.

• November 11, 2005: Gerli was officially declared a municipality by the Legislature of Buenos Aires Province.

Population

Gerli has a population of 64,640 inhabitants 2001 census [INDEC], 31,090 in Avellaneda and 33,250 in Lanús.

Sport

The town is home to Club El Porvenir a football club who play in the lower leagues of Argentine football.

Neighbourhoods

• Barrio 15 de Noviembre (1969)
• Barrio Aguero (1958)
• Barrio La Maquinita (1965)
• Barrio Obrero Nº 2 (1950)
• Barrio Unidad y Lucha (1985)
• Gerli Este
• Gerli Oeste (1916)
• La Mosca (1930)
• Villa Angélica (1910)
• Villa Argentina (1913)
• Villa Armandina (1922)
• Villa Aurora (1908)
• Villa Calcagnino (1913)
• Villa Campomar (1929)
• Villa Dorado (1916)
• Villa Echenagucía (1894)
• Villa Fischer (1900)

• Villa Garbarino (1906)
• Villa Heredia (1915)
• Villa Hunter (1926)
• Villa Ideal (1912)
• Villa Iris (1913)
• Villa Isabel (1912)
• Villa Kilómetro 5 (1925)
• Villa Mailhos (1927)
• Villa Marconi (1938)
• Villa Mercado (1924)
• Villa Modelo (1914)
• Villa Moss (1910)
• Villa Otamendi (1930)
• Villa Oyuela (1925)
• Villa San Martín (1924)
• Villa Sapito (1960)
• Villa Sarmiento (1945)

External links

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)

• Template:Es icon Municipal website