Don Torcuato

Don Torcuato
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Don Torcuato Location in Argentina
Don Torcuato Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°30′S 58°37′W / 34.5°S 58.617°W / -34.5; -58.617Coordinates: 34°30′S 58°37′W / 34.5°S 58.617°W / -34.5; -58.617
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Tigre
Founded
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
- Total	64,867
CPA Base	B 1611
Area code(s)	+54 11

Don Torcuato is a city in Tigre Partido Buenos Aires Province, Argentina which forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation. It is named after Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, ex-President of Argentina, as he had his ranch and residency there. Most of the streets are named after his immediate family and his government staff.

It has a train station on the Belgrano North line of the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano with direct connection to Buenos Aires, and also the nearby Pascual Palazzo highway, part of the Pan-American Highway. It also has a general aviation airfield of the same name (Don Torcuato - ICAO:SADD)

Sports

Don Torcuato is known to be the home of Hindu Club, Buenos Aires' most recent rugby tournament champion.

External links

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