Ezeiza, Buenos Aires

Ezeiza (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈsejsa]) is the capital city of the Ezeiza Partido within the Greater Buenos Aires area in Argentina. The city had a population of 160,219 in 2010. Ezeiza is one of the fastest-growing cities in Argentina; the city and its surroundings are known for the many gated communities there, as well as for the Ministro Pistarini International Airport and the Ezeiza Federal Prison Complex. Ezeiza and its surroundings is an affluent area where many well-to-do people live.

For the Buenos Aires International Airport located in this city, see Ministro Pistarini International Airport.
Ezeiza
City
City Hall
Ezeiza
Coordinates: 34°50′S 58°31′W
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoEzeiza
FoundedJuly 17, 1885
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total160,219
Demonym(s)Ezeizenses
CPA Base
B 1804
Area code(s)+54 11
WebsiteOfficial website
Main square.

History

Inhabited originally by the Querandí people, the land was then claimed by the Conquistadores in 1588. The first estancia (Los Remedios) and chapel in the area were founded by Juan Guillermo González y Aragón in 1758; one of González's great-grandsons was Manuel Belgrano, one of the most notable leaders of the Argentine War of Independence. Gerónimo Ezeiza bought land nearby in 1767, and by the late 19th century his descendant José María Ezeiza became the largest landowner in the area. Following his death, Ezeiza's son-in-law donated land to the Buenos Aires Western Railway, and the town was founded around the new line on July 17, 1885; it was named in honor of the late José María Ezeiza.[1]

Cloverleaf interchange between the Ricchieri Freeway and the Ezeiza-Cañuelas Freeway, near Pistarini International Airport. The Barrio Uno subdivision is visible on the upper right-hand corner.

Dairy farming dominated the Ezeiza landscape during the early 20th century.[1] The town was chosen as the site of the nation's first international airport, which was inaugurated on the northern end of the city in 1949; a new neighborhood, Barrio Uno, was built just north of the airport that year to house its employees, and the Ricchieri Freeway was opened in 1952 to connect the new airport to the city of Buenos Aires. The National Atomic Energy Commission established the Ezeiza Atomic Center, a leading producer of radioisotopes for medical use, in 1967.[2] The freeway was scene of the Ezeiza Massacre, in which at least 13 died in clashes between left and right-wing Peronists vying for the best vantage points from which to view the motorcade for exiled former President Juan Perón upon his return to Argentina on June 20, 1973.[3]

Ezeiza grew steadily afterward as a bedroom community, and a number of gated communities were developed (particularly in or near Canning, south of the city) from the 1990s onward. The Bosques de Ezeiza ('Ezeiza Woods') are likewise an important tourist attraction for the area.[1]

Other important institutions include the Dr. Alberto Eurnekian Hospital (2008), and the Provincial University of Ezeiza - which opened its doors in 2012 as the first university dedicated to aeronautics in Latin America; a proposal was submitted later that year to the National University Council by the school for its nationalization.[4]

Part of Esteban Echeverría Partido since its establishment in 1913, Ezeiza was made the seat of its namesake county upon its own establishment in 1994.[5] A new, postmodern city hall was inaugurated in 2007.[6]

Climate
Climate data for Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Ezeiza (1981–2010, extremes 1961–2016)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 41.2
(106.2)		 38.0
(100.4)		 37.6
(99.7)		 34.1
(93.4)		 30.2
(86.4)		 27.4
(81.3)		 31.5
(88.7)		 34.0
(93.2)		 34.3
(93.7)		 34.4
(93.9)		 36.6
(97.9)		 40.0
(104.0)		 41.2
(106.2)
Average high °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)		 28.5
(83.3)		 26.7
(80.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 18.8
(65.8)		 15.6
(60.1)		 14.9
(58.8)		 17.3
(63.1)		 19.0
(66.2)		 22.2
(72.0)		 25.4
(77.7)		 28.5
(83.3)		 22.5
(72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.9
(75.0)		 22.7
(72.9)		 20.8
(69.4)		 16.7
(62.1)		 13.2
(55.8)		 10.3
(50.5)		 9.6
(49.3)		 11.5
(52.7)		 13.4
(56.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 19.6
(67.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 16.7
(62.1)
Average low °C (°F) 17.7
(63.9)		 16.9
(62.4)		 15.3
(59.5)		 11.4
(52.5)		 8.2
(46.8)		 5.8
(42.4)		 4.9
(40.8)		 6.1
(43.0)		 7.8
(46.0)		 10.9
(51.6)		 13.5
(56.3)		 15.9
(60.6)		 11.2
(52.2)
Record low °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3)		 3.8
(38.8)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −4.8
(23.4)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 0.0
(32.0)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −7.8
(18.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 101.7
(4.00)		 113.1
(4.45)		 114.4
(4.50)		 93.2
(3.67)		 76.6
(3.02)		 47.3
(1.86)		 47.2
(1.86)		 55.1
(2.17)		 59.7
(2.35)		 110.5
(4.35)		 103.0
(4.06)		 98.0
(3.86)		 1,019.8
(40.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.6 7.6 8.3 8.3 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.6 7.0 9.6 9.3 8.4 92.6
Average relative humidity (%) 66.3 71.6 75.3 78.6 79.4 79.7 78.9 75.7 72.9 72.0 69.3 66.2 73.8
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[7][8]

References
  1. "Historia de Ezeiza". Municipalidad de Ezeiza. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19.
  2. "CNEA" (PDF).
  3. "Presidencia de Cámpora". Todo Argentina.
  4. "Razones para la Nacionalización de la Universidad Provincial de Ezeiza" (PDF). UPE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-08.
  5. "Esteban Echeverría". Historia Metro. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10.
  6. "Inauguran el edificio Municipal en Ezeiza". 26 Noticias.
  7. "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1981-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  8. "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por localidades". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 4 October 2017.


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