Dock Sud

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Dock Sud
Town
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Dock Sud
Location near Buenos Aires City
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Dock Sud
Location in the Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°38′30″S58°20′52″W / 34.64167°S 58.34778°W / -34.64167; -58.34778
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Province Bandera de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.svg  Buenos Aires
Partido Avellaneda
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total35,897
CPA Base
B 1871
Area code +54 11
The Nicolas Avellaneda Bridge, connecting Dock Sud (left) to Buenos Aires Puente Nicolas Avellaneda-Buenos Aires.jpg
The Nicolás Avellaneda Bridge, connecting Dock Sud (left) to Buenos Aires

Dock Sud is a town of Avellaneda Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires.

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The area is characterized by its predominantly working-class background, with many of its inhabitants pertaining to diverse immigrant communities. Dock Sud is home to the bulk of Argentina's Cape Verdean community. [1]

Sport

The area is home to Club Sportivo Dock Sud a football team playing in the lower leagues of Argentine football. Former Argentina national football team captain Javier Zanetti grew up in Dock Sud. [2]

Neighbourhoods

The oldest and most important neighborhood in Dock Sud is Isla Maciel, which is home to Club Atlético San Telmo. The Nicolás Avellaneda housing complex, started in 1973 by President Héctor Cámpora, is the second most important, and is located on the eastern side of the Buenos Aires-La Plata Freeway. Dock Sud, a predominantly working-class district, has in recent decades been afflicted with some of the nation's highest crime rates.

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References

  1. ↑ "Caboverdianos: vientos de cambio". La Nación (in Spanish). 3 December 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Korol, Diego (3 May 2018). "Javier Zanetti: de picar paredes y amasar pizza a ser un ícono de la Selección Argentina". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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