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| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Tigre |
| Founded | |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |
| • Total | 64,867 |
| CPA Base | B 1611 |
| Area code(s) | +54 11 |
Don Torcuato is a city in Tigre Partido Buenos Aires Province, Argentina which forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation. It is named after Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, ex-President of Argentina, as he had his ranch and residency there. Most of the streets are named after his immediate family and his government staff.
It has a train station on the Belgrano North line of the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano with direct connection to Buenos Aires, and also the nearby Pascual Palazzo highway, part of the Pan-American Highway. It also has a general aviation airfield of the same name (Don Torcuato - ICAO:SADD)
Don Torcuato is known to be the home of Hindu Club, Buenos Aires' most recent rugby tournament champion.
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