Berisso

City in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

City in Buenos Aires, Argentina

34°52′22″S 57°53′09″W / 34.87278°S 57.88583°W / -34.87278; -57.88583Country

ArgentinaProvince

Buenos AiresPartidoBerissoFounded1871Elevation

6 m (20 ft)Population

(2010 census)

• Total88,470CPA Base

B 1923

Area code+54 221ClimateCfa

Berisso is a city and the head town of the partido of Berisso in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater La Plata urban area and has a population of approximately 88,470 as of 2010.

People

Berisso was founded by Albanian immigrants, and settled by Albanians and other European immigrants. The founder of the city, Juan Berisso (albanian: Gjon Berisha), was an arbëresh-albanian immigrant from italy and he named the city after him, Berisha. The name changed into Berisso for a better pronunciation. Most Berissenses (name referring to the people of Berisso) are of Albanian, Ukrainian, or Polish descent, but include those of Spanish, German, Portuguese, italian, Arab, Bulgarian, Croatian, Armenian, Slovak, Irish, Lithuanian, Jewish and Greek descent.

Because it is home to many ethnicities, Berisso is known as "The Provincial Capital of the Immigrant."^{[citation needed]} Berisso's diversity is celebrated on September with their own "Immigrant's Festival."