Coghlan, Buenos Aires Explained

Coghlan
Native Name Lang:spa
Type:Barrio
Mapsize:150px
Blank Emblem Size:100px
Blank Emblem Type:Emblem[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous City
Subdivision Name1:Buenos Aires
Subdivision Type2:Comuna
Subdivision Name2:C12
Parts Type:Important sites
Parts Style:para
Area Total Km2:1.3
Population Total:19177
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3

Coghlan is a barrio (neighbourhood), of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

It is the name of a middle class neighbourhood located between Belgrano, Saavedra, Núñez and Villa Urquiza; it was originally inhabited by Irish and English immigrants.

The 1887 sale of 30 hectares (75 acres) of land to the Mitre Railway led to the railway's extension under the direction of Irish Argentine engineer John Coghlan, in whose honor the train station was named. The sale of residential lots after 1891 led to the rapid growth of what was then a suburb of Buenos Aires and, in 1896, Dr. Ignacio Pirovano opened an emergency hospital, today among the city's public medical facilities.

Coghlan was formally designated as a barrio (borough) in 1968 and is today still a quiet bedroom community known for its big, English style residences.

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Notes and References

  1. http://ambito.com/noticia.asp?id=599539 "The emblems of the 48 barrios of Buenos Aires were presented"