Ciudad Evita | |
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  Ciudad Evita Location inGreater Buenos Aires | |
| Coordinates:34°43′S58°32′W / 34.717°S 58.533°W /-34.717; -58.533 | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | La Matanza |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Named after | Eva Perón |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.3 km2 (8.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 68,650 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
| CPA Base | B 1778 |
| Area code | +54 11 |
Ciudad Evita is a city in thepartido ofLa Matanza inBuenos Aires Province,Argentina, located 20 kilometers (13 mi) fromDowntown Buenos Aires within theGreater Buenos Aires metro area. Ciudad Evita has a population of 68,650 (2001).[1]
Ciudad Evita was established in 1947 by Argentine PresidentJuan Perón in Decree No. 33221 as aplanned community, and the initial settlement was developed by theEva Perón Foundation. Perón's decree stipulated that this new suburb ofBuenos Aires be named after the namesake of the foundation, his wifeEva "Evita" Duarte de Perón, and was named "Ciudad Evita" meaning Evita City inSpanish. the city's original 15,000 homes were designed in a simplifiedSpanish Colonial Revival style favored during the Perón era, and allegedly featured a street layout built in the shape of Eva Perón's profile, which seemingly "waved" to airline passengers fromMinistro Pistarini International Airport, located 6 kilometers (4 mi) south of the city.[2]
In 1955, following theRevolución Libertadora military coup that deposed Perón, the city's overt homage to the influential first lady prompted Ciudad Evita's renaming to Ciudad General Belgrano, in honor of GeneralManuel Belgrano. The city was administered byBanco Hipotecario following the coup, which covered all administrative activities except for somepublic services that were provided by the Municipality of La Matanza. The city continued to grow, incorporating the Barrio Vemme ward between 1960 and 1967. Ciudad Evita was transferred to La Matanza Council in 1963, and upon the return ofPeronists to power in the1973 general election, the city's name was reverted to Ciudad Evita. A second addition, Barrio Alas, was opened in 1974 forArgentine Air Force officers stationed at theMorón Air Base.
TheMarch 1976 coup ousted the Peronist government and again led to a change of name for the town, this time to Ciudad General Martín Miguel de Güemes, in honor of GeneralMartín Miguel de Güemes. The return of democracy in the1983 general election led to the city's name being reverted to Ciudad Evita again, and the city was chosen as the site of theBuenos Aires Temple ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which was dedicated in 1986. Ciudad Evita was declared aNational Historic Monument of Argentina in 1997.
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