La Paternal
Neighborhood of Buenos Aires
Location of La Paternal within Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
Autonomous City	Buenos Aires
Comuna	C15
Area
• Total	2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population  (2001 census )
• Total	20,053
• Density	8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)

La Paternal or Paternal (English: The Paternal) is a neighborhood or district in the centre of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. It was founded in 1904 by a city decree (decreto) and was named 'La Paternal' after the train station in the neighbourhood, a former industrial zone.

La Paternal neighbours the following barrios: Agronomía, Chacarita, Villa Crespo, Villa General Mitre, Villa Santa Rita and Caballito.

Primarily a residential quarter, it has mostly condos and single-family homes, and a shopping district on its main venue, Avenida San Martín.

The barrio is traditionally associated with Argentinos Juniors football team, whose social headquarters is at the northern part of the neighbourhood.

External links

• (in Spanish) Barriada.com.ar
• (in Spanish) El Paternalense
• (in Spanish) Nuestro Barrio Web

34°36′S 58°28′W / 34.600°S 58.467°W / -34.600; -58.467

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