San Francisco Solano Explained

Settlement Type:	City
Official Name:	San Francisco Solano
Pushpin Map:	Argentina Greater Buenos Aires
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Greater Buenos Aires
Pushpin Mapsize:	240
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Type2:	Partido
Subdivision Name2:	Quilmes and Almirante Brown
Established Title:	Founded
Established Date:	1949
Population Total:	81,707
Coordinates:	-34.7667°N -77°W
Elevation M:	12
Postal Code Type:	CPA Base
Postal Code:	B 1846 & B 1881
Area Code:	+54 11

San Francisco Solano, usually known as Solano, is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires agglomeration. It is divided between the Quilmes and Almirante Brown partidos.

History

17 February 1173, the Franciscan convent of Buenos Aires buys territory in the area but sells it in 1871
1948, the territory is subdivided into plots and sold by the provincial administration
1949, the settlement is officially founded with the name of San Francisco Solano, despite a council resolution to name the settlement after Paulino Barreiro, a Buenos Aires-born judge assassinated in 1840
12 October 1981, the settlement is officially declared a city

The city is named after Spanish missionary St. Francisco Solano (10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610).

There are 53,363 inhabitants who live in the Quilmes-administered part of the city and 28,344 inhabitants in Almirante Brown partido.