Matanza River
The Matanza River is a 64-kilometre stream in Argentina that originates in the Buenos Aires Province and defines the southern boundary of the Buenos Aires federal district.- Type: Park
- Description: river in Argentina
- Also known as: “Plaza Paseo del Riachuelo” and “Riachuelo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puente Valentín Alsina and Dr. Antonio Sáenz train station.
Puente Valentín Alsina
Bridge
Photo: Thad Roan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Puente Alsina, formerly known as the Puente Uriburu, is a neo-colonial bridge inaugurated in 1938, that joins the neighbourhood of Nueva Pompeya in the Argentine capital with the city of Valentín Alsina, crossing over the Riachuelo. Puente Valentín Alsina is situated 470 metres southwest of Matanza River.
Dr. Antonio Sáenz train station
Railway station
Photo: Roberto Fiadone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dr. Antonio Sáenz train station is a railway station, which is situated 1 km north of Matanza River.
Estadio Claudio Chiqui Tapia
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Estadio Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia is a football stadium located in the Barracas neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 spectators and is the home ground of club Barracas Central. Estadio Claudio Chiqui Tapia is situated 2 km northeast of Matanza River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nueva Pompeya and Valentín Alsina.
Nueva Pompeya
Suburb
Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata.
Valentín Alsina
Town
Valentín Alsina is a city in the Lanús Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located next to Buenos Aires city in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area.
Parque Patricios
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parque Patricios is a barrio located on the southern side of Buenos Aires, Argentina belonging to the fourth comuna. Parque Patricios underwent a transformation during the beginning of the 1900s. Parque Patricios is situated 2½ km northeast of Matanza River.
Matanza River
- Categories: river and recreation area
- Location: Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires, Pampas, Argentina, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.65778° or 34° 39′ 28″ southLongitude
-58.41228° or 58° 24′ 44″ westOpen location code
48Q38HRQ+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 335291903OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q1574564
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Matanza River” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մատանսա”
- Asturian: “Ríu Matanza”
- Bulgarian: “Рио Матанса-Риачуело”
- Chinese: “馬坦薩河”
- Chuvash: “Риачуэло”
- Czech: “Riachuelo”
- Czech: “Río Matanza”
- Egyptian Arabic: “رياتشويلو”
- French: “río Matanza-Riachuelo”
- French: “Río Matanza-Riachuelo”
- German: “Río Matanza-Riachuelo”
- Hungarian: “Riachuelo”
- Irish: “Riachuelo”
- Italian: “Rio Matanza-Riachuelo”
- Italian: “Río Matanza”
- Japanese: “マタンサ川”
- Ligurian: “Riachuelo”
- Lithuanian: “Matansa”
- Persian: “رود ریاچلو”
- Persian: “رود ریاچوئلو”
- Portuguese: “Rio Matanza-Riachuelo”
- Russian: “Матанса”
- Russian: “Риачуэло”
- Spanish: “Matanza-Riachuelo”
- Spanish: “Rio de la Matanza”
- Spanish: “Río de la Matanza”
- Spanish: “Rio Matanza-Riachuelo”
- Spanish: “Río Matanza-Riachuelo”
- Swedish: “Riachuelo”
- Turkish: “Matanza Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Матанса-Ріачуело”
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