El Palomar is a town in the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires in Argentina. It is located north-west of the Buenos Aires. The city has the peculiarity of being divided between two partidos of Buenos Aires Province: Morón, where it is called El Palomar, and Tres de Febrero, where it is called Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar. Of its 74,751 inhabitants (), 57,146 live within the Morón jurisdiction and 17,605 live in Tres de Febrero. El Palomar was established with a station by that name belonging to the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway () opened in 1910. Developer Publio Massini sold the first lots on November 8 of that year, and Juan Manuel Giuffra established the El Palomar Development Council, which obtained electric lighting for the area in its early years. The city is home to the National Military College (), the 1st Air Brigade () of the Argentine Air Force, and El Palomar Airport. The Italian Society of Tiro al Segno (Target Shooting) (S.I.T.A.S.), is located in Palomar. Horse riding, tennis, soccer, yoga, shooting, hockey, bodybuilding, and other sports can be practiced here. In an annex is the training venue for rugby and hockey. French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën has a manufacturing plant in the area as well. El Palomar is served by Ferrocarril General San Martín commuter rail service at El Palomar station with easy access to Retiro Station in downtown Buenos Aires, as well as by National Route 7. Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar Inaugurated in 1944, Ciudad Jardín was conceived with the idea of creating a garden city that offered a balance of urban life with green spaces, a city within a city. Climate Education The area once had a German school, Gartenstadt Schule *. History References External links ROTARY CLUB EL PALOMAR www.guiapalomar.com Official website Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar Morón Partido Tres de Febrero Partido Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1910 Cities in Argentina Argentina