Berisso
Berisso is a city and the head town of the partido of Berisso in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater La Plata urban area and has a population of approximately 88,470 as of 2010.
People
Berisso was founded by Albanian immigrants, and settled by Albanians and other European immigrants. The founder of the city, Juan Berisso (albanian: Gjon Berisha), was an arbëresh-albanian immigrant from italy and he named the city after him, Berisha. The name changed into Berisso for a better pronunciation. Most Berissenses (name referring to the people of Berisso) are of Albanian, Ukrainian, or Polish descent, but include those of Spanish, German, Portuguese, italian, Arab, Bulgarian, Croatian, Armenian, Slovak, Irish, Lithuanian, Jewish and Greek descent.
Because it is home to many ethnicities, Berisso is known as "The Provincial Capital of the Immigrant."[citation needed] Berisso's diversity is celebrated on September with their own "Immigrant's Festival."
External links
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Official Site
- (in Spanish) Foro Berisso
- (in Spanish) Church of Nuestra Señora de Loreto website
- (in German)
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area cities
- Adrogué
- Avellaneda
- Banfield
- Béccar
- Bella Vista
- Berazategui
- Bernal
- Boulogne Sur Mer
- Burzaco
- Caseros
- Castelar
- Ciudad Evita
- Ciudadela
- Claypole
- El Palomar
- Florencio Varela
- Florida
- Glew
- González Catán
- Gregorio de Laferrère
- Grand Bourg
- Hurlingham
- Isidro Casanova
- Ituzaingó
- José C. Paz
- José Mármol
- Lanús
- Libertad
- Longchamps
- Lomas del Mirador
- Lomas de Zamora
- Los Polvorines
- Mariano Acosta
- Martínez
- Merlo
- Monte Chingolo
- Monte Grande
- Moreno
- Morón
- Olivos
- Quilmes
- Rafael Calzada
- Rafael Castillo
- Ramos Mejia
- Remedios de Escalada
- San Fernando
- San Francisco Solano
- San Isidro
- San Justo
- San Martín
- San Miguel
- Sarandí
- Temperley
- Tigre
- Villa Centenario
- Villa Domínico
- Villa Tesei
- Wilde
- William C. Morris
> 10,000 people
- Alberti
- Arrecifes
- Baradero
- Chacabuco
- Coronel Dorrego
- Daireaux
- Ensenada
- General Belgrano
- General Lavalle
- Henderson
- Magdalena
- Marcos Paz
- Mar de Ajó
- Mar del Tuyú
- Miramar
- Open Door
- Pehuajó
- Pellegrini
- Pinamar
- Punta Alta
- Rauch
- Salto
- San Bernardo del Tuyú
- San Pedro
- Santa Teresita
- San Vicente
- Suipacha
- Tornquist
- Villa Gesell
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