Ezeiza, Buenos Aires

Ezeiza, actually José María Ezeiza, is the capital of the Partido in eastern Argentina, located at the western end of the Gran Buenos Aires metropolitan area of the capital Buenos Aires. Ezeiza is located about 35 kilometers west of the center and has 93 246 inhabitants ( 2001).

Most of the city is rather poor, although there are also a few country clubs, gated insular neighborhood of the better-off.

The city was previously part of the Partido Esteban Echeverría, however, she experienced 1980-2001 rapid growth, which led to the beginning of the 1990s a private Partido was created with the name Ezeiza, except that the city itself some smaller towns contains.

Ezeiza is known primarily for its airport, Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini de Ezeiza ( IATA: EZE), which is also popularly known simply Aeropuerto de Ezeiza and air traffic settles to and from Buenos Aires. It is the largest airport in Argentina and one of the most important in South America. In addition to Cordoba (Madrid with Iberia ) he is the only airport in the country, which offers flights to overseas.