Liniers

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Liniers

Area	5.4 km²
Population	44,234 (2001)
Density	8191.5/km²
Comuna	C9
Important sites	Estadio José Amalfitani, San Cayetano Church

Liniers is a barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro. Liniers has a notable commercial area of stores of various sizes and street sellers.

The neighbourhood is home to football club Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield.

It is named after Santiago de Liniers, a colonial administrator who resisted the British Invasions of the Río de la Plata.

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• (Spanish) Information
• (Spanish) Negocios en Liniers

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