Villa Ballester

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Villa Ballester

Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	General San Martín
Location	34°31′ 60 S°58′ 32
Population	35,301
Demonym	ballesterense
Phone code	+54 11
CPA base	B1653
Mayor	Ricardo Ivoskus
Party	ARI

Villa Ballester is a city located in the northern Greater Buenos Aires urban area and it is part of the General San Martín Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is served by the Línea Mitre commuter railway with its station also named Villa Ballester.

[edit] History

Pedro Ballester started the development of the town in the late 1880’s in some fields occupied by his family (the chacra Miguel Ballester y Flotat). A key factor for the success of the new town was the train which allowed a fast access to Buenos Aires. The town was named after the commercial partnership between Pedro Ballester and Guillermo Lacroze (“Sociedad Villa Ballester”).