Gerli

{{About|the town in Argentina|the female given name|Gerli (name)}}

{{Infobox settlement

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|official_name = Gerli

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|pushpin_label_position = bottom

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Greater Buenos Aires

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{ARG}}

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Buenos Aires Province|name=Buenos Aires}}

|subdivision_type2 = Partido

|subdivision_name2 = Avellaneda and Lanús

|established_title = Founded

|established_date = March 30, 1909

|population_as_of = {{census-ar|2001}}

|population_total = 64640

|population_density_km2 = 9151

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|elevation_m = 6

|postal_code_type = CPA Base

|postal_code = B 1870

|area_code = +54 11

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Gerli is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It lies in the partidos of Avellaneda and Lanús and forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration.

History

30 March 1909: The settlement was officially established on territory owned by Antonio Gerli.
1944: Gerli was divided by the creation of the Lanús Partido.
11 November 2005: Gerli was officially declared a municipality by the Legislature of Buenos Aires Province.

Gerli had a population of 64,640 inhabitants {{census-ar|2001}}, 31,090 in Avellaneda and 33,250 in Lanús.

The town is home to Club El Porvenir a football club who play in the lower leagues of Argentine football.

{{Ar-mi-muni|BUE005}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071213234511/http://www.gerliunmunicipio.com.ar/ Municipal website] {{in lang|es}}