San José, Buenos Aires

San José is a localidad (district) located in the south of Lomas de Zamora Partido in Buenos Aires Province, it forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation.

San José
San José
Coordinates: 34°45′S 58°23′W
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoLomas de Zamora
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
  Total44,437
CPA Base
B 1498
Area code(s)+54 11

The neighborhood, named after Saint Joseph, traces its origins to 1948, when a region of semi-rural terrain between Temperley and Quilmes was developed. The area experienced a large population increase until around 1975 which was one of the largest population increases in the history of Greater Buenos Aires.

Between 2003 and 2005 residents protested about a mobile telephone mast, due to health concerns including the fear of cancer.

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