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{{Infobox FA-community
| name                     = Playa Americana
| official name            = Ciudad de Playa Americana
| nicknames                = La Playa
| zoom                     = 12
| latitude                 = -24.466
| longitude                = 124.269
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| relation_id              = 3621
| type                     = Ciudad
| status                   = 
| capital                  = 
| area type 1              = Federal Subject
| area 1                   = [[File:120px_flag_DS.png | 30px | border | Flag of Departamento del Sur]] [[Departamento del Sur (DS)|Departamento del Sur]]
| area type 2              = Comuna
| area 2                   = Comuna Independencia
| elevation                = 6
| area                     = 18.3
| demonym                  = americano, playero
| population_estimate      = 29,000
| population_estimate_year = 2014
| population_census        = 
| population_census_year   = 
| population_density_km2   = 1584
| population_density_sq_m  = 
| leader name              = Mayor (Alcalde)	
| leader                   = [[Sol Leibowitz]]
| airport                  = [[Aéropuerto Internacional Federico Jameson]]
| ferry                    = [[Estrecho Corales Terminal de Transbordadores]]
| highway                  = 
| train                    = Black Lines (FFBN)
| metro                    = No
| tram                     = Line P68
}}

'''Playa Americana''' (''[[Castellanese]]'', ''[[Ingerish]]'' "Américo's Beach") is a suburb in the capital metropolitan region of the [[Ardispheric Federation]]. It is located southeast of the metropolitan area, near the ancient colonial city of [[Palmeras Grises, DS|Palmeras Grises]] in the federal subject of [[Departamento del Sur (DS)]], situated on a southwestward-facing beach on the [[Bahía Negra]].

Playa Americana's current population is about 29,000 inhabitants, in a land area of 18.3 km<sup>2</sup>.

= Name =

Playa Americana is named for the [[Ardispherian Civil War]] hero, [[Américo Valdivia]].

= Geography =

The main part of the city is located on a former island, now joined to the mainland by landfill, forming a peninsula separating Laguna Corales to the northwest from the Puerto Palmeras Grises and Estrecho Damascos to the southeast.

= History =

The suburb was mostly built on reclaimed land, among low-lying coastal dunes and wetlands, in the 1920s and 1930s, when Ardispherians were first discovering the joys of beach resorts and real estate speculation.

= Economy =

Playa America has an economy centered on the beach-centric tourism and resort industry, on the one hand, while on the other hand it is a center for shipping, transhipment and logistics, being the site of the Gombrowicz y Pak container port, which is the fourth-largest by volume in the Ardisphere.

= Transportation =

=== Rail === 

Several of the Ferrocarriles de Bahía Negra "Black Lines" (commuter rail) stop at the Playa Americana train station, so the city is well-integrated to the regional rail transportation network, [[RUTA-VC]].

=== Tram === 

The Palmeras Grises tram line [[RUTA.VP68|P68]] crosses the Estrecho Damascos and runs along the beachfront in Playa Americana.

=== Bus === 

= Culture =

The famous Muelle (pier) features rides, amusements, shopping and restaurants. Nearby is the Estadio de la Playa, where the second-tier football (soccer) team [[Deportivo Americano|Deportivo Americano (Beach Boys)]] play.

There is a notable [[Chogué]] temple on an inlet of the Laguna Corales, called Templo del Anochecer (Sunset Temple).

The San Bartolomeo church dates from 1943, but is based on a Beaux-Arts plan originally drawn up by the famous Ardispherian architect, [[Francisco Parker Santangelo]]

= Education = 

= Sibling Cities =

Playa Americana has several sibling cities, as per the guidelines of [[Sibling Cities of the World]]:
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= See Also = 

[[Category:Ardispherian Towns and Cities]]
[[Category:Departamento del Sur (Ardisphere)]]
[[Category:Ardisphere]]