Villa del Parque explained

Villa del Parque
Native Name Lang:spa
Type:Neighborhood of Buenos Aires
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous City
Subdivision Name1:Buenos Aires
Subdivision Type2:Comuna
Subdivision Name2:C11
Parts Type:Important sites
Parts Style:para
Area Total Km2:3.6
Population Total:58573
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3

Villa del Parque is a barrio (neighbourhood) or district within the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its name translates as Village of the Park and was derived from its earliest beginnings, when several haciendas were all that existed, alongside a growing agricultural park in this section of Buenos Aires Province.

History

Villa del Parque was officially incorporated on 8 November 1908, as a separate district of the city of Buenos Aires. This neighborhood and Villa Devoto, both got their start when an initiative to improve the teaching of agronomy during the presidency of Julio Roca was begun in 1901. Upon the establishment of a field station and model farm in 1903, population and developmental growth resulted in its expansion towards this agronomy park and the eventual opening of a railway station in August 1907.

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